epig·o·nism \ə̇ˈpigəˌnizəm, eˈ-; ˈepəˌgōˌn-, ˈepəˌgäˌn-\noun (-s) : artistic, literary, or intellectual imitation especially by a later generation than the artist, writer, or thinker imitated < your verse … supports a primitive traditionalism and epigonism — W.R.Benét >