Mimesis as make-believe: on the foundations of the representational arts

Cambridge: Harvard University Press (1990)
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Mimesis as Make-Believe is important reading for everyone interested in the workings of representational art.

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original Walton, Kendall L. (1990) "Mimesis as make-believe: on the foundations of the representational arts". Harvard University Press

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Kendall Walton
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