Poesy, therefore, is an art of imitation, for so Aristotle termeth it in the word ‘mimesis,’ that is to say, a representing, counterfeiting or figuring forth—to speak metaphorically, a speaking picture—with this end: to teach and delight.
Sir Philip Sidney, from The Defense of Poesy, 1595

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