Sometimes the later composition retains neither distinctive vocabulary nor the original structure, yet it develops an identifiable idea from an earlier work. This places greater emphasis on semantic borrowing than on literal copying.
A sound comparison first identifies the shared thought and then examines the new angle, reasoning, or image. A commonplace idea, however, is not by itself proof of direct borrowing.
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Conclusion: Literary Borrowing, Iqtibas, Tadmeen, and the Final Arts of Composition
Sometimes the later composition retains neither distinctive vocabulary nor the original structure, yet it develops an identifiable idea from an earlier work. This places greater emphasis on semantic borrowing than on literal copying.
A sound comparison first identifies the shared thought and then examines the new angle, reasoning, or image. A commonplace idea, however, is not by itself proof of direct borrowing.