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A series of critical essays and playful fragments investigates the art of pastiche, arguing that imitation seldom captures another writer’s spirit and frequently slips into parody. The pieces analyze theatrical experiments and literary imitations, using examples from contemporary and earlier authors to show how differences in tone, colloquialism, and historical idiom betray modern sensibilities. The author reflects on why successful mimicry requires suppressing one’s own voice, considers language change and anachronism in performance, and offers satirical pastiches that probe the limits, pleasures, and rare successes of stylistic imitation.

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Title: Pastiche and prejudice

Author: Arthur Bingham Walkley

Release date: August 27, 2022 [eBook #68853]
Most recently updated: October 19, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Alfred A. Knopf, 1921

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PASTICHE AND PREJUDICE

PASTICHE
AND
PREJUDICE

BY
A. B. WALKLEY

NEW YORK
ALFRED A. KNOPF MCMXXI

Reprinted, by the courtesy of the Proprietors,
from The Times.

Printed in Great Britain.