Development of text: Discuss the concepts of nature and verisimilitude in the Renaissance period and contrast it to Aristotle and Horace.

Verisimilitude is the appearance of truth or reality. Near synonyms include credibility, likelihood, and probability. Example: 'His testimony gave verisimilitude to her claim.' Verisimilitude can also mean an accurate portrayal of reality in art or literature. A near synonym of this sense is realism. In the late 1500's, verisimilitude was taken from the Latin verisimilitude. This was a variant on verisimilis from the Latin veri (a singular form of verum, which meant truth) and …

…of these artists and scholars was to come closer to a theatre (which its context in itself is illusionary) which represents truer realities in order for the spectator to be able to relate to the performance and dramatic text. Notes: 1-Theories of the Theatre by Marvin Carlson published by The Cornell University Press 1993 pg 46 2- ibid pg 54 3- ibid pg56 4- Reason here is practiced taste. 5- ibid pg 72 6- ibid pg 72-3 7- ibid 73