5 Questions
What did Cicero contrast imitation with in the middle ages?
Truth
Who among the radical thinkers believed that it would be advisable to leave room for imitation?
Tertullian
When did the concept and theory of imitation enter Renaissance poetics?
Middle of the sixteenth century
Who repeated the classical definition 'art imitates nature' without any reservations in the middle Ages?
Thomas Aquinas
Who explained in an Aristotelian way that imitation is one of the four causes of poetry?
F. Sassetti
Test your knowledge of medieval theories of imitation and mimesis with this quiz. Explore the contrasting views of thinkers like Cicero and Tertullian, and gain insights into their perspectives on artistic expression and truth.
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