For the Chinese, the Greeks, the Mayans, or the Egyptians, nature was a living totality, a creative being. For this reason, art, according to Aristotle, is imitation; the poet imitates the creative gesture of nature.
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For the Chinese, the Greeks, the Mayans, or the Egyptians, nature was a living totality, a creative being. For this reason, art, according to Aristotle, is imitation; the poet imitates the creative gesture of nature. — Octavio Paz
About Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz was a Poet from Mexico (1914–1998).
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Who said "For the Chinese, the Greeks, the Mayans, or the Egyptians, nature was a living…"?
This quote is attributed to Octavio Paz, a Poet from Mexico.
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Octavio Paz lived from 1914 – 1998.
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