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mimesis

[mi-mee-sis, mahy-] / mɪˈmi sɪs, maɪ- /




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I still wonder if this is a kind of clever mimesis.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2018

In victory a kind of mimesis has begun.

From The Guardian • Sep. 19, 2018

Being an artist who’s interested in mimesis and the new stuff, what are the tools available to the artist now?

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2016

Their imitation of those desires, which he termed mimesis, is imitated by others in turn, leading to escalating and often destructive competition.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2015

The origin of art is not mimesis, but mimesis springs up out of art, out of emotional expression, and constantly and closely neigh47bours it.

From Ancient Art and Ritual by Harrison, Jane Ellen




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