What are the objects of imitation?
Aristotle speaks about how different artists use different objects while imitating. The objects of poetic Imitation are " men in action ". The poet may imitate " men as they are, or as they were or as they ought to be ". In other words, he may represent men either as better than in real life or an worse as they are.
Thus, according to Aristotle, imitation is not a mere photographic representation of the surface of things. On the contrary, it is a creative process The poet selects and orders his material and in this way recreates reality. He gives us a truth of an ideal or universal kind. According to Aristotle, " Art imitates nature ". Here, by " nature " he does not mean the outward of created things.
By it, he means " the creative force, the productive principle of the universe. " The poet imitates the creative process of nature. The actions of men may be " external " or " internal ". In this way, he brings human experience. emotions and passions - all that happens or is likely to happen to a man - within the scope of poetic imitation.
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