"interaction between spirits and objects" is as important in Liuxie s aesthetic theory as "imitation" in Aristoteles s aesthetic theory.

Imitation, Presentation and Formation theories have explored the theories of art istic essence from different angles, the views of Wittgensteins "Family resemb lance" and Deckies "Institution" extended the research vision on it, but they never get hold of its essence.

Aristotle,the ancient Greek philosopher and literary and art theoretician,put forward "imitation"as regards literary or art originated from initating the actual life,being the result of and characterized by imitation.

Plato s concept of "inspiring madness", his mimetic theory and pragmatic theory laid a stable foundation for western author theory.

Lenin s "Theory of Reflection" and the Ancient Greek "Theory of Imitation;

Plato抯 theory of imitation is based on the differences between experiences and senses and belittles or negate the nature and functions of the literature of sticking to the earthly world.

On The Theory Of Imitation In Poetics;

Liu Xie s theory of the inspiration from things and expression of feelings and Plato s theory of imitation lie in different cultural distraction and civilization tradition.

Literature is the imitation of existence.

It is a prevailing idea that the classical Chinese poetics emphasized only lyricism and representation while neglecting mimesis; mimesis seems to be the patent owned by the Western.