#3602. Mimesis and experience: A platonic perspective on Ricoeurs time and narrative

October 2026publication date
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Communication;
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Abstract:
Ricoeurs Time and Narrative is duly cited in footnotes but does not seem to have had a strong impact on anglophone narratology. This article suggests that a reconsideration of the concept of mimesis could help build a bridge between Ricoeurs phenomenological approach and cognitive studies in narrative. More specifically, it argues that Platos discussion of poetry in the Republic, unanimously criticized by modern scholars, can enrich Ricoeurs concept of mimesis. This article first offers a new reading of the Republics examination of poetry, trying to show that Platos account of the effects of poetry on the listeners souls resonates with current cognitive approaches. Through its focus on the impact of characters on audiences, Platos idea of mimesis permits us to integrate a cognitivist perspective into Ricoeurs phenomenological account.
Keywords:
Cognitive narratology; Mimesis; Phenomenology; Plato; Republic; Ricoeur; Time

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