Romanticism, mimesis, and the novel -- Double-entry imagery: Johann Wolfgang Goethe's Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre -- Imitation and indolence: Friedrich Schlegel's Lucinde -- Imitation and simulation: Novalis's Heinrich von Ofterdingen -- Beyond romantic representation: Clemens Brentano's Godwi -- Conclusions: mimesis and the critical politics of Romanticism.