What does epigonic mean?
Epigonic means Being or relating to an epigone or disciple; imitative..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Being or relating to an epigone or disciple; imitative..
A sample of Liapunov's epigonic style may be quoted from the second theme (cited above) as it undergoes polyphonic extensions in the first development section (Ex. 122).
I want to show that Stifter's novel is not only important for Nietzsche's aesthetics, but it is itself concerned with developing a strategy of epigonic writing. Stifter's own commentary implies that the attempt to distance oneself from epigonality, to overcome it—as was the case with Immerman—collapses the novel, and he arrives at a conscious affirmation of epigonic methods.
Use epigonic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Epigonic means Being or relating to an epigone or disciple; imitative..
Common synonyms include imitative.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A sample of Liapunov's epigonic style may be quoted from the second theme (cited above) as it undergoes polyphonic extensions in the first development section (Ex. 122).
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