232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
230 Pages
by
Routledge
Also available as eBook on:
In this book, first published in 1984, Joel Weinsheimer advocates revitalizing the practice of imitating literature as a mode appropriate for literary critics as well as artists. The book is not only about imitation; it is itself an imitation, specifically of Samuel Johnson. As both the focus and mode of presentation, imitation is presented not merely as a kind of poetry that once flourished in... Read more
Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Pause awhile from letters to be wise: empiricism 2. Once more, Democritus: originalism 3. And Swift expires a driv’ler and a show: historicism; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography of influences
Biography
Weinsheimer, Joel
