Hood and His Precursors

No literary work develops in a vacuum. To speak of influences is not to accept some simplistic theory of imitation but, rather, to acknowledge that even the most original of writers build upon what has already been achieved by their predecessors. An earlier author’s accomplishment enables a later ar...

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Published inCanadian Odyssey p. 33
Main Author W.J. KEITH
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published MQUP 11.03.2002
Subjects
Allusion
Armed conflict
Artists
Arts
Communications
Economic disciplines
Economics
Employment
Fiction
Labor economics
Literary devices
Literary genres
Literature
Military science
Narratives
Novelists
Novels
Occupations
Poetic movements
Poetry
Political science
Romantic poetry
Social sciences
War
War theaters
World wars
Writers
Writing
Written communication
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Summary:No literary work develops in a vacuum. To speak of influences is not to accept some simplistic theory of imitation but, rather, to acknowledge that even the most original of writers build upon what has already been achieved by their predecessors. An earlier author’s accomplishment enables a later artist to venture further, though not necessarily in precisely the same direction. The masterpieces inherited from the past may sometimes seem a burden, but without them a new writer would lack hints, pointers, examples for emulation and extension. In Hood’s case, the names of numerous earlier writers can be cited as potential
ISBN:0773523448
9780773523449
DOI:10.1515/9780773570085-005