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imitatio and aemulatio: a standalone construct

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Classics

the classical practice of imitating admired models while competing to surpass them, central to Roman literary composition.

In classics, imitatio and aemulatio refers to the classical practice of imitating admired models while competing to surpass them, central to Roman literary composition. This meaning comes from West (1979) in Creative imitation and Latin literature.[1]

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composition3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs imitation2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs practice3 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

West, D. A., & Woodman, A. J. (1979). Creative imitation and Latin literature. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521226684

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