Figuration (literary studies)

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In literary studies figuration is understood as the formation of the poet's word through the body of the actor .

The term, which was also taken up by other sciences interested in the development of ideas, was coined in 1938 by Erich Auerbach based on the ancient rhetorical-theological term of figuratio (incarnation of the word) used by Augustine : Vetus enim Testamentum est promissio figurata , novum Testamentum est promissio spiritualiter intellecta (Augustine, Serm. 4.9)

literature

  • Erich Auerbach : Mimesis. Reality represented in Western literature . 1st edition 1946, 11th edition Narr Francke Attempto 2015 ( ISBN 3772085652 )

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