Function Mimesis Decline by Boyd John (20 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Previous owner's name in ink, Very Good Plus in Very Good Dust Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 317 pages. Light shelf wear, pages are yellowed, a sound binding; good overall. The jacket is yellowed, some creases; price clipped. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literary Criticism & Essays; Inventory No: 203710.

Hardcover. Condition: USED Good.

1st edition. Octavo, cloth, xiv, 317 pp. Few penciled marginal notes; otherwise Fine in a slightly sun-faded dust jacket.

hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st ptg. 317 pp. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2. Green cloth covered boards, stamped in gold on spine. Light green dj with black text. Minor tears on dj at top of spine, top front and bottom back. Some pencil lines along page margins.

Cloth w/DJ. Condition: G/G. Not Illustrated (illustrator). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. G/G. 1968. . Cloth w/DJ. 8vo., 317 pp., DJ rubbed, price-clipped, shelfwear, bookplate .

Hardcover. 331pp. This is the 1968 printing. Near new condition, covers bright, text clean and binding tight in a like dust jacket which is now in a clear protective mylar sleeve.

hardcover. 317pp. 8vo, cloth. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1968. Very good in very good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. xiv (iii), 317 pp, preface, I. Form: Three Views and Three Phases; II. Form as the Probable: The Cognitive Element; III. Form as the Probable: The Structural Element; IV. Form as Propriety: The Stylistic Element; V. Limits to Form; VI. Form and the Formula; VII. Form as Process: Samuel Johnson; epilogue, index. First Edition, 1968. "Classical and Neoclassical literary critics thought of a poem, and in general any work of literature, as mimesis, an imitation of life. In this first comprehensive treatment of the function of mimesis, the author focuses on two crucial points in the tradition: the philosophic beginnings of the idea of autonomous contemplation as revealed in Aristotle's Poetics, and the eventual demise of this idea in the moralism of eighteenth-century England. Within this framework he examines the concept of mimesis in the light of Plato's attitude toward poets, Horace's pragmatic formula or utile dulci, the significant influence of rhetorical theory and its frequent confusion of poetry with rhetoric, pertiinent Christian influences, and the rise of scientism, rationalism, and, by antithesis, sentimentalism. In his analysis of the critical works of a number of eighteenth-century writers -- Dryden, Addison, John Dennis, Thomas Rymer and Jeremy Collier -- who attempted to come to terms with the theory of mimesis, he shows how the pressure of Engligtenment empiricism led to a breakdown of the classical mimetic tradition. Throught the book he discusses the cognitive, structural, and stylistic implications of mimesis, and he also offers provocative observations on the importance of the mimetic principle in any poetic theory, no matter what its historical context." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Faded backgound spine dj; lettering bright and bold. Lightly faded top cloth edge, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Olive-green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Size: 8vo. Book.

XIV, 317 pp. -TEXT IN ENGLISH- Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 600 8vo. Hardcover, ex-library copy with back label, library signs and stamps, binding partially discolored, inside fine.

Gewicht in Gramm: 550 geringe äußere Gebrauchsspuren, innen sauberes Exemplar.

Brossura. 317 altezza 0 larghezza 0 Esemplare in buone condizioni. Copertina con lievi tracce di usura e ingiallimento dei bordi. Polvere ai tagli. Testo in inglese. book in good condition, text in english.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Copyright 1968. 317 pp. Solidly bound copy and dj with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -No detailed description available for 'The Function of Mimesis and Its Decline'. 336 pp. Englisch.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.

Condition: good. A former college library book with all the expected stamps, stickers and markings. Some shelf, storage or usage wear present. The binding is tight and all pages are present. The pages appear unmarked. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Scott. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller!

Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware 336 pp. Englisch.

Gebunden. Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. KlappentextNo detailed description available for The Function of Mimesis and Its Decline .

Buch. Condition: Neu. The Function of Mimesis and Its Decline | S. J. John D. Boyd | Buch | Englisch | Harvard University Press | EAN 9780674733862 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: De Gruyter, Genthiner Str. 13, 10785 Berlin, orders-books[at]degruyter[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

Buch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - No detailed description available for 'The Function of Mimesis and Its Decline'.