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The Mimetic Tradition of Reform in the West

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Full Title:

The Mimetic Tradition of Reform in the West

Contributors:

By (Author) Karl F. Morrison

ISBN:

9780691641959

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Imprint:

Princeton University Press

Publication Date:

28th June 2016

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Tertiary Education

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Cultural studies

Dewey:

190.1

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

466

Dimensions:

Width 178mm, Height 254mm

Weight:

1021g

Description

Ancient writers distinguished between art and style, arguing that free imitation was a critical strategy that freed artists from servile copying of objects and blind submission to rules of style. In this study Karl F. Morrison explores the far-reaching consequences of this distinction Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library use

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