PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Michajlovič Ejzenštejn, Sergej AU - Glanc, Tomáš TI - Imitation As Mastery DP - 2000 Sep 1 TA - Iluminace PG - 101--105 VI - 12 IP - 3 IS - 0862397X AB - In his essay, the author starts from the thesis that imitation as the basic principle of artistic creation is the way to control. He proves this initial idea with the magical ideologies of the oldest cultures.