Mimetic Tradition of Reform in the West

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.

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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 use

Product details

• Authors: Karl Morrison, Karl F. Morrison, Morrison Karl F.
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2014
• EAN: 9780691614298
• ISBN: 978-0-691-61429-8
• No. of pages: 466
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library; Princeton Legacy Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Cultural Studies, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy