: Re: In literary fiction, when does allusion, pastiche or intertextuality cross over into plagiarism? I want to write a novella that to some degree translates Conrad's Heart of Darkness to a modern

I'm no lawyer but to my mind the question is perhaps moot. Heart of Darkness appears to be out of copyright. If that be the case then I can't see how plagiarism can exist.

My mind travels to one of my own novels where a character is a Thespian. She quotes Shakespeare at every opportunity and her own character arc is of a woman needing to be 'tamed'.

Plagiarism is broadly defined as passing another's work off as your own. If your intent is for the text to be recognised then I cannot see how an accusation of plagiarism would have any foundation.

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