July 2002 Issue [Article] In praise of imitation Download PDF Adjust Share On the sincerest form of flattery by Nicholas Delbanco, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 21st century Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) English language Imitation Rhetoric Study and teaching More from Nicholas Delbanco Anywhere out of this world On why all writing is travel writing The Countess of Stanlein restored Sound and soundness in a Stradivarius violoncello Scribble, scribble, scribble The literary impulse, its despair and delight Adjust Share