Chambers borrowed from Bierce the concept of Carcosa's
existence. Given that, I ask you . . . if you know . . . was
this a poet's homage to another, or a slight---
or an infringement on old "Bitter Bierce's" copyright?
Starward
Author's Notes/Comments:
It has been suggested---although I cannot understand the logic---that allusions, quotations, and references to other poets' work, or to the precedents of the literary Canon, are an infringement upon copyright. So I cite here the case of Robert Chambers' collection of stories, The King In Yellow, which is heavily dependent upon certain terms and concepts found in Ambrose Bierce's short story, "An Inhabitant Of Carcosa." I certainly ask the reader's opinion, keeping in mind, also, the use of allusion and reference in the poems of Dante, John Milton, Alexander Pope, T. S. Eliot, and J. V. Cunningham.
Imho it is a tribute to an
Imho it is a tribute to an author to quote a line of his or hers
I agree, and thank you for
I agree, and thank you for sharing your opinion!
Starward