The trouble with ownership : literary property and authorial liability in England, 1660-1730 /

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Nowadays, copyright is primarily a matter of commercial interest, but it was not always so. As Jody Greene shows, in former times copyright was also a matter of responsibility and as such manifested a radically different set of concerns. This book explores copyright from the perspective of state reg...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Greene, Jody
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2005.
Series:Material texts.
Subjects:
1500-1799
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Liability (Law) > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Liability (Law) > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Copyright > England > History > 17th century.
Copyright > England > History > 18th century.
Authorship > History > 17th century.
Authorship > History > 18th century.
Responsabilité (Droit) > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Responsabilité (Droit) > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Littérature anglaise > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Droit d'auteur > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Droit d'auteur > Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Art d'écrire > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Art d'écrire > Histoire > 18e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Authorship
Copyright
English literature
English literature > Early modern
Liability (Law)
England
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Authorship and the regulation of the press
  • The trials of ownership : finding the author in court
  • Daniel Defoe, the Act of Anne, and the obligations of ownership
  • Revenge of the Straw Woman : disowning The dunciad
  • Hostis humani generis : owning Polly.

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