Ectasy of Influence

Jonathan Lethem has contributed a superb, thoughtful essay on plagiarism to Harpers. With regard to plagiarism, he observes "it becomes apparent that appropriation, mimicry, quotation, allusion, and sublimated collaboration consist of a kind of sine qua non of the creative act, cutting across all forms and genres in the realm of cultural production."

By mhanraha at 2007-02-20 15:38 | 5 reads