Muckelbauer

            Muckelbauer says that imitation has values, but notices that it also is romantic.  First he explains the general difference between invention and imitation.  Muckelbauer says imitation is usually considered repetition and reproduction, while invention is more concerned with variety.  They are usually thought of as complete opposites.

            Muckelbauer also cites many learned scholars in this article to show his knowledge, like Terryl L. Givens who found three components to imitation.  His components include the model, which is the object of imitation, the copy, which is the product of imitation, and some relation between them.  Muckelbauer explains that romanticism does live inside imitation.  He says it is in between the two, which means it is the relation of likeness between the two.  He then explains his three movements of imitation. 

            Repetition of the same: reproduction, is the first movement Muckelbauer explains to the reader.  In this movement, someone tries to imitate the model perfectly with no mistakes.  This is the opposite of invention because it is focused just on replicating an object perfectly, without making any changes. 

            Repetition of difference: variation, is the second movement Muckelbauer explains.  This movement is when someone wants to make a replication of a model, but wants to do something different with that model.  This replication is not meant to keep the model and product looking identical; there must be differences between the two, some variation.  This is very similar to invention because we think of variety and differences. 

            The last movement Muckelbauer discusses is differences and repetition: inspiration.  This movement is different than the first two, because it focuses on how inspiration changes the model as the model transmits inspiration; the person becomes entranced by the inspiration being transmitted.

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