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1. The Tragedy of Alan Seeger.

Author

Reeves, Harrison

Subjects
IMITATION in literature, MODERNISM (Literature), EXPERIMENTAL literature, LITERARY movements
Abstract

Explores the life of adventurer and poet Alan Seeger. Illustration of the exasperating elements in American culture with emphasis on the tragedy of an American working in a European art; Mastery of French secured him an introduction to the chief spirits of experimental international literature; Influence of artistic giants like Pablo Picasso and Guillaume Apollinaire shaped his art; Objective of his poetry as an indictment against modernism; Testimony of a tussle between creative cultural quotient and the trend of imitation from European modernist sources evident in his works.

Published
1917

3. No. XXXI. June 11, 1798.

Subjects
DIDACTIC poetry, LITERARY criticism, POETRY (Literary form), IMITATION in literature
Abstract

The article presents an argument to the two didactic poems, "The Progress of Man" and "The Loves of the Triangles," by a certain Mr. Higgins. It emphasizes that the comment to Mr. Higgins' work is not only to justify the fidelity of the imitation, but to give a further specimen of it in a present publication.

Published
1890

4. No. XXX. June 4, 1798.

Subjects
DIDACTIC poetry, LITERARY criticism, POETRY (Literary form), IMITATION in literature
Abstract

The article presents an argument to the comments of a certain Mr. Higgins, the author of two didactic poems "The Progress of Man" and "The Loves of the Triangles." It discusses the New System of Philosophy forms presented by Mr. Higgins in responding to the comments of his work. It outlines the defense of Mr. Higgins to his imitation of the two poems.

Published
1890

5. No. XXIII. April 16, 1798.

Subjects
DIDACTIC poetry, POETRY (Literary form), LITERARY criticism, HUMAN evolution, IMITATION in literature
Abstract

The article presents an argument to the didactic poem "The Progress of Man," by a certain Mr. Higgins. It discusses some principles including the reverse of a maxim of Pope, Whatever is, is right, and the eternal and absolute perfectibility of man. It states that Mr. Higgins gives of his own undertaking and of the motives which have led him to imitate the poem.

Published
1890

6. WARTON.

Subjects
POETICS, IMITATION in literature
Abstract

The article offers information on the remarks on English poet Thomas Warton concerning his style in writing poems and his imitation of passages used in his poems.

Published
1829

7. STERNHOLD AND HOPKINS.

Subjects
LETTERS, IMITATION in literature
Abstract

A letter is presented from poet Henry Kirke White to the editor regarding the remarks by William Toone on poets Sternhold and Hopkins' imitations and versions of the 9th and 10th verses of the xviiith Psalm.

Published
1829

8. Sources of Plot Ideas in Cyrano de Bergerac.

Author

Butler, Mildred Allen

Subjects
PLAGIARISM, IMITATION in literature, PLAYWRITING, DRAMATISTS
Abstract

Focuses on controversy surrounding Edmond Rostand's play "Cyrano de Bergerac". Lawsuit filed against Rostand for plagiarism of the play "The Merchant Prince of Cornville," by Samuel Eberly Gross and "Roquelaire ou l'Homme le Plus Laid de France"; Possible explanation for the similarities between Rostand's play and the other plays.

Published
1955

9. Invention and Imitation in Emerson's Early Lectures.

Author

LaRosa, Ralph C.

Subjects
LECTURES & lecturing, INVENTION (Rhetoric), IMITATION in literature
Abstract

Focuses on author Ralph Waldo Emerson's lectures which demonstrates proper mode of invention and imitation. Attention to a catalogue of curtly stated proverbs and scientific maxims; Information on proverbs of nations which comprise a natural language providing common men with access to moral truth; Indication of structural features associated with proverbs and variety of sources necessary for true invention.

Published
1972
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10. Poe's Borrowings from H.B. Wallace.

Author

Hatvary, George Egon

Subjects
IMITATION in literature, AMERICAN authors
Abstract

Provides evidence of the textual borrowing of Edgar Allan Poe from Horace Binney Wallace's literary works. Examples of textual borrowings in Poe's 'Marginalia'; Comparison of the language used by Poe and Wallace in their literary works.

Published
1966

11. JAPANESE IDEA OF A THEATRE.

Author

Ueda, M.

Subjects
JAPANESE drama, PERFORMING arts, JAPANESE literature, ARTS, IMITATION in literature
Abstract

Discusses the Japanese concept of theater. Issues associated with dramatic art; Relationship between life and drama; Nature of imitation in drama; Structure of Japanese drama.

Published
1967
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12. NOTES AND QUERIES.

Subjects
AMERICAN literature, IMITATION in literature
Abstract

Presents some notes and queries related to American literature. Criticism of the novel 'Moby Dick,' by Herman Melville; Bibliography of the literary borrowings of Henry David Thoreau in his book 'A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers.'

Published
1946

13. REMARKS ON THE ENGLISH POETS.

Subjects
ENGLISH poets, IMITATION in literature
Abstract

The article offers information on the remarks on the English poets including John Dryden, William Shakespeare, and Thomas Gray regarding their imitations on the idea and language used in verses in Psalm for their poems.

Published
1829

14. SAILOR ON HORSEBACK THE TRAGIC END.

Author

Stone, Irving

Subjects
*PLAGIARISM, *IMITATION in literature, *COPYRIGHT infringement
Abstract

The article offers a deep look into the melancholic later life of the controversial writer and rancher Jack London in the U.S. As a writer, he was often inclined to plagiarism in which he was almost never without one and was even accused of stealing a short story from a famous author. There was even an effort of doubles who sprung up making awful activities that destroys his name. In as much, London hopes of finding a woman to love but later dies and his ashes was buried to his ranch.

Published
1938

15. Notes on Modern Literature.

Author

Wilson, Edmund

Subjects
MODERN literature, PARODY, LITERARY form, IMITATION in literature, MODERN arts, LITERARY style
Abstract

The article reflects on the weakpoints of various literary genre in modern literature. Parodies and imitation of great works from early periods are often the substance of modern literature. The author stressed that most modern writers tend to set aside their perception of their own time and linger instead on the things that occurred in the past.

Published
1925

16. A Plea for Judgment.

Author

Babbitt, Irving

Subjects
CRITICISM, LITERARY theory, DOGMA, IMITATION in literature, DOGMATISM in literature
Abstract

Examines the definition of literary criticism. Interpretation of the practice according to Lovett, Mencken, Carlyle, Clive Bell, Hacket and Miller; Approach by Henry Miller to rate all things based on their practical tendency to promote the collective welfare; Citation of the Miller's interpretation to view literature in a positive instead of a negative light; Similarity of Miller's views to the doctrine of imitation and achievement; Consideration of the doctrine of imitation based on the judgment of Aristotle; Goal of Aristotle in escaping the morality of Greek literature through into a world of pure fiction through dogmatism.

Published
1922

17. Five Parodies.

Author

Bogan, Louise

Subjects
PARODY, PROSE poems, IMITATION in literature, POETRY (Literary form), SANATORIUMS
Abstract

The article presents imitation of parodies. One of the prose poem imitated is "Evening in the Sanitarium." There is an imitation of a poem by Frederick Prokosch.

Published
1938

18. AN AMERICAN ROBINSON CRUSOE.

Author

McDowell, Tremaine

Subjects
IMITATION in literature, AMERICAN literature
Abstract

Criticizes the way an anonymous 18th century American author published an imitation of the book 'Robinson Crusoe' by English writer Daniel Defoe. Comparison of the title page of both the books; Description of the writing style of American author; Similarities in the storyline of these books.

Published
1929

19. No. VI. Dec. 18, 1797.

Subjects
IMITATION in literature, POETRY (Literary form), LITERARY errors & blunders, SAPPHICS
Abstract

The article discusses the growth of imitating poetry. It cites an error in a Sapphic Ode in the journal "Morning Chronicle." It states that in this case, the original Odist therefore parodied by his friend, or the mortified Parodist thus mutilated by his printer. It also reveals the imitation of the poem "The Soldier's Wife."

Published
1890

20. ROLLO.

Subjects
IMITATION in literature
Abstract

The article offers the author's insights on the play "Rollo," by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, which he considers to be an imitation of William Shakespeare's work and lacks philosophical intelligence.

Published
1884

21. DICKINSON TO ROTH.

Author

Noble, Donald R., Ash, Lee, and Rachow, Louis A.

Subjects
PLAGIARISM, IMITATION in literature
Abstract

Deals with the assumption that Philip Roth took the title for his first novel 'Letting Go,' from the last line of Emily Dickinson's poem 'After Great Pain a Formal Feeling Comes.' Comparison between the action of the novel and the poem; Information on the experiences of the major characters in the novel of Roth.

Published
1971

22. ANOTHER SOURCE OF POE'S "JULIUS RODMAN".

Author

Turner, Arlin

Subjects
IMITATION in literature, AMERICAN authors
Abstract

Studies the sources used by American writer Edgar Allen Poe in composing 'The Journal of Julius Rodman.' Books from where Poe drew material; Similarity of passages written by Poe and Alexander Mackenzie.

Published
1936

23. SAMUEL FOOTE.

Subjects
DRAMATISTS, IMITATION in literature
Abstract

A biography of British dramatist and actor, Samuel Foote is presented. He was born on 1720 in Truro, England, wherein he exhibited his powers of mimicry at a very young age. He studied college at Worcester College in Oxford, where it did not take him long to earn a degree. Foote was then known as a dramatist with his works such as "The Mayor of Garratt," "The Lame Lover" and "The Nabob."

Published
1896

24. No. XXXII. June 18, 1798.

Subjects
IMITATION in literature
Abstract

The article talks about the imitation of the poem "An Affectionate Effusion of Citizen Muskein to Havre-De-Grace."

Published
1890

25. No. XVIII.

Subjects
IMITATION in literature, POETRY (Literary form)
Abstract

The article talks about the imitation of one of the Odes of Horace.

Published
1890

26. No. XVII. March 5, 1798.

Subjects
IMITATION in literature
Abstract

The article talks about the imitation of the poem "Bion."

Published
1890

27. No. XII. Jan. 29, 1798.

Subjects
TRANSLATING of poetry, IMITATION in literature
Abstract

The article talks about the poem "A Bit of an Ode to Mr. Fox" which said to be a translation or rather imitation of the twentieth Ode of the second Book of Horace.

Published
1890

28. The Limits of Imitation.

Subjects
IMITATION in literature, FICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Imitations," by Robert Lowell and Straus Farrar.

Published
1961

29. MARGINALIA.

Author

POE, EDGAR A.

Subjects
PLAGIARISM, AUTHORSHIP, IMITATION in literature, ANONYMOUS writings, PUNCTUATION
Abstract

The article discusses the article in "The New Monthly" which presents apparent plagiarisms from the author's self-repetition. It states that an anonymous writer is unjustly accused of plagiarism. It indicates the importance of punctuation, wherein a writer who neglects punctuation or mis-punctuates could be misunderstood.

Published
1848

30. IMITATION SCREW-HEADS.

Author

BELLEW, F.

Subjects
FIRST person narrative, IMITATION in literature, DECEPTION in literature
Abstract

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of making an imitation of a screw head to deceive his aunt.

Published
1880

32. Ma nimitawx iżżejjed

Author

Cremona, A.

Subjects
Imitation in literature, Maltese literature, Modernism (Literature) -- Malta, Authors, Maltese -- 20th century
Abstract

Waħda mid-drawwiet li qed naraw f’dawn iż-żminijiet dejjem tikber hi dik li nħobbu nimitaw mingħand il-barranin., peer-reviewed

Published
1964

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