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The Mimetic Tradition of Reform in the West

Paperback • 2014 • 1. edition

The Mimetic Tradition of Reform in the West

By Karl F. Morrison

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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 uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Pr...Show more

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9780691614298

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Princeton University Press

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2014

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The Mimetic Tradition of Reform in the West

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