Ben Jonson and Possessive Authorship |
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Author:
| Loewenstein, Joseph |
Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-03818-8 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2007 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $64.99 |
Book Description:
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Writing before the institution of copyright, Renaissance authors were not recognized as owning their works, yet, in an environment in which the written word could be variously marketed by printers or by acting companies, in an environment in which authors could be held uncomfortably responsible for their writings, we can discover complex stirrings of possessiveness among such writers as Bacon, Heywood, Daniel, Shakespeare, Wither, and--most powerfully and interestingly--Ben Jonson....
More DescriptionWriting before the institution of copyright, Renaissance authors were not recognized as owning their works, yet, in an environment in which the written word could be variously marketed by printers or by acting companies, in an environment in which authors could be held uncomfortably responsible for their writings, we can discover complex stirrings of possessiveness among such writers as Bacon, Heywood, Daniel, Shakespeare, Wither, and--most powerfully and interestingly--Ben Jonson. This book probes the literary and institutional history, the politics, and the psychology of possessive authorship.