Re: Dylan and Timrod and the creative process

• Original Message ----- From: Steven Jamar <stevenjamar[_at_]gmail.com> Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 1:05 pm Subject: [CNI-(C)] Dylan and Timrod and the creative process
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  > I think the practice of some authors of including "thanks" to
  > other
  > sources and people, even if not required by law, is a good one.
  

When classical, renaissance, and romantic poets did this, if I recall my days of English Lit and Latin, we called it "allusion", and it was a common literary device, totally and utterly unencumbered by asterixes, circle-c's, circle-r's, superscripted-tm's or ponderous copyright and credit pages.

Heck, as late as the 1980s Morrissey was pilfering lyrical phrases, and Johnn Marr musical ones, to make the best pop music ever made. I don't think Morrissey gave Sheilagh Delaney the credit she was "owed" for the band's eponymous first album. Received on Wed Sep 20 2006 - 22:30:02 GMT