Authors and Influence Flashcards
1
Q
Aristotle
A
Theory of mimesis - suggests that artists directly copy nature
2
Q
Dionysus of Halicarnassus (Rome, C1st BC)
A
Writing is ‘imitatio’ (imitation) of prior writers - and their extension/enrichment - and not copying directly from nature
3
Q
What does Harold Bloom suggest
A
there is a ‘struggle’ caused by the ‘anxiety of influence’
literature is creative misreading of predecessors
