Imitation, Repetition, Tradition: Some Reflections on the Poetry of Ian Hamilton Finlay
This paper examines a selection of Finlay’s concrete poetry which uses imitation and repetition as both method and raw material. I suggest that the poems’ evident pastiche of particular works and iteration of word units create a context whereby a pattern of human behaviour unfolds in whimsical and s...
Main Author: | Lila Matsumoto |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Edinburgh
2012-12-01
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Series: | Forum |
Online Access: | http://www.forumjournal.org/article/view/530 |
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