"Pastiche and Prejudice" by Arthur Bingham Walkley is a compilation of essays and critical pieces from the early 1900s that examines different kinds of writing, especially pastiche as a creative way to express ideas. It looks at how pastiche and original works connect, bringing out themes of copying and being real in art. Walkley thinks about famous writers like Jane Austen and Marcel Proust, explaining how they wrote and how hard it is to copy them without making them seem comical. The book starts by exploring pastiche and how rare it is, setting up a thoughtful conversation about what is original and what is copied in writing. Walkley uses examples, like theater practices that mix what is real and what is copied, to show what he means. He also compares how different writers write, showing how time changes how literature is written and how that makes people misunderstand old and new styles. This beginning makes the reader think and asks them to consider how they see pastiche in literature.
Pastiche and prejudice
By Arthur Bingham Walkley
Explore an era where imitation dances with originality, challenging our perceptions of art and authenticity in literature.
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About the AuthorArthur Bingham Walkley, usually known as A B Walkley, was an English public servant and drama critic. As a civil servant he worked for the General Post Office from 1877 to 1919, in increasingly senior posts; he did not seek the highest official positions, preferring to leave himself time and energy for his parallel career as a drama critic. As a journalist he worked with Bernard Shaw on The Star at the beginning of his newspaper career; he is probably best known for his twenty-six years as theatre critic of The Times. He retired from the Post Office in 1919, and for the last six years of his life concentrated wholly on writing.
Arthur Bingham Walkley, usually known as A B Walkley, was an English public servant and drama critic. As a civil servant he worked for the General Post Office from 1877 to 1919, in increasingly senior posts; he did not seek the highest official positions, preferring to leave himself time and energy for his parallel career as a drama critic. As a journalist he worked with Bernard Shaw on The Star at the beginning of his newspaper career; he is probably best known for his twenty-six years as theatre critic of The Times. He retired from the Post Office in 1919, and for the last six years of his life concentrated wholly on writing.
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