| Ben Jonson and Possessive Authorship Contributor(s): Loewenstein, Joseph (Author), Orgel, Stephen (Editor), Barton, Anne (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521812178 ISBN-13: 9780521812177 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.3 |
| LCCN: 2001052959 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.14 lbs) 236 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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, and 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Loewenstein, Joseph: - Joseph Loewenstein is Professor of English Literature at Washington University, St Louis, Missouri. |