Raphael Falco

Raphael Falco, Professor of English, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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How Bob Dylan used the ancient practice of “imitatio” to write songs

Because Dylan “samples and digests” songs from the past, he has been accused of plagiarism. But imitatio isn't the same.

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