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Francis Ford Coppola Opens Up About How Philosophy Has Inspired His Life and Career

The Daily Stoic

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The Cycle of Artistic Inspiration and Immortality

Artistic creation is fundamentally an interconnected cycle of inspiration where past creators influence contemporary and future artists. Figures like Shakespeare and Balzac acknowledge that their work serves as a foundation for new generations, suggesting that no creation is entirely original, but rather a remix of earlier ideas and tales. This process, through which new artists reinterpret and incorporate existing narratives, allows the original creators to achieve a form of immortality, living on through the works of those they inspired. The cycle emphasizes that all art traces back to ancient influences, including figures like Sappho and Homer, illustrating a lineage of inspiration across time. As new discoveries of ancient works occur, such as potential new writings from Aeschylus, the thread of artistic lineage remains vital, reinforcing the idea that the legacy of artists transcends their lifetime and continues through subsequent interpretations and adaptations by future artists.

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