Originality; Indian Philosophy; Textual reuse; Quotations; Plagiarism; Interlanguage
摘要
The study of textual reuse is of fundamental importance in reconstructing lost or partially lost texts, passages of which can be partly recovered through other texts in which they have been embedded. Furthermore, the study of textual reuse also provides one with a deeper understanding of the modalities of the production of texts out of previous textual materials. Finally, it constitutes a unique chance to reconsider the historicity of concepts such as “author”, “originality” and “plagiarism”, which do not denote really existing universals, but have rather evolved—and still evolve—in different ways in different cultural milieus. After a general introduction and an analysis of the historical background of textual reuse in India and Europe, the essay attempts some general conclusions regarding the formulas introducing instances of textual reuse in Classical South Asian texts.
目次
1 Why do We Need a Study of Textual Reuse at All? 2 State of the Art 3 Forms of Reuse 3.1 Classification of Reuse 3.2 Marks of Reuse 4 Intersections of Authoriality and Textual Reuse in India and in the West 4.1 Critical Background 4.2 Modes of Production of Texts: From the Copyist to the Plagiarist 4.2.1 Forms of Production of Texts: Does Orality Play a Role? 4.3 Implicit auctoritas or Explicit auctoritates? 4.4 Sacrum Furtum or Plagiarism? 4.5 Reuse and Originality 4.5.1 Use, Misuse and Peruse of Texts 5 Some Preliminary Results 6 Some Further Explanations on this Volume’s Essays Appendix References
