Mimetic Contagion

Mimetic Contagion
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 211
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ISBN-10 : 9780198738732
ISBN-13 : 0198738730
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Download or read book Mimetic Contagion written by Robert Germany and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume considers the phenomenon of mimetic contagion, whereby works of art draw viewers into direct imitation of themselves, and how it operates within specific historical contexts. Terence's Eunuch is used as a case study, situating the motif within the peculiarities of mid-second-century BC Rome and its anxieties about the power of art.


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