المحاكاة في النص الروائي: قراءة في السرد المعرفي

Abstract

The study examines the concept of mimesis as one of the oldest aesthetic notions associated with literature. The concept evolved from the imitation of nature to a creative process aimed at imitating essence and ideal. These philosophical and critical developments emerged in the novelistic text. The study, therefore, focuses on three main modes of mimesis in the novel. The first mode is realistic mimesis, which seeks to represent reality by constructing a narrative world that creates an illusion of real life and reveals its details. The second mode, symbolic mimesis, transcends this by venturing into the realm of signification, employing the symbol as an aesthetic tool for producing meaning. The third mode, experimental mimesis, involves deviation from the familiar and the creation of new expressive forms that reflect the transformations of reality. The study relies on the descriptive-analytical method to trace these modes and apply them to the novel "Memoirs of an Iraqi Dog," to demonstrate how the modes of mimesis intertwine in shaping the narrative world. This confirms that mimesis is not merely a narrative technique, but a construct that reflects the author's vision of the world.