Books by Gunter Gebauer

This book explores how Wittgenstein's personal life provided more of a reference point for his philosophical work than has been previously thought.

Mimesis, the notion that art imitates reality, has long been recognized as one of the central ideas of Western aesthetics. Less well documented is the importance of mimetic theories of literature, theatre and the visual arts. This book contains an overview of the theory of mimesis in all its forms.