Textual Composition Flashcards
1
Q
What are the stages of writing laid out by Cicero in De Inventione?
A
Inventio (invention – the discovery of the correct topic), Dispositio (arranging this topic into discourse), Elocutio (style and expression),
2
Q
What does Aristotle’s theory of mimesis imply?
A
The creation of art directly mimics nature
3
Q
HOw does Dionysus of Halicarnassus’ c1stBC roman theory change mimesis in composition?
A
Suggests that writing is extension and adaptation of pre-existing literature - NOT copying nature directly
[cp Astrophil and Stella]
