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Explore the profound influence of two towering figures, Plato and Roland Barthes, on the landscape of literary theory. This insightful look compares their foundational ideas, from Plato's concept of Mimesis and its implications for artistic representation to Barthes' revolutionary critiques of the author function and the birth of the reader. Understand how their contrasting philosophies have shaped the evolution of literary criticism and our modern engagement with texts.

Explore 'The Order of Mimesis' through the foundational works of literary masters Honoré de Balzac, Stendhal, Gérard de Nerval, and Gustave Flaubert. This concept delves into how these iconic authors, central to 19th-century French literature, engaged with and shaped the principles of imitation and representation, profoundly influencing the trajectory of literary realism and critical thought on narrative art. Understand their collective impact on the theory and practice of mimesis in literary composition.