1. The History and Theory of Anglo-American Literature
In the description of fictional characters the writer may not suggest visual images at all for example. ... Literary work is not a simple object but rather a highly complex organization of a stratified character with multiple meanings and relationships. ... Here Plato shows a preference for straight narrative, in that by simply narrating events the poet may avoid entirely the explicit imitation of those characters he is speaking of, and the actors, too, can avoid placing themselves in a situation where they would imitate the evil acts of evil characters (as they would perhaps not normally do)....
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