Authorship and Appropriation: Writing for the Stage in England, 1660-1710The author argues that the period in England, from 1660 to 1710, saw the move towards modern attitudes to dramatic art. This required authors to be the sole begetters of their works. The author also explores developments in the theatrical marketplace. |
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... mean , Corneille does undertake ' , sig . A4 ′ ) , and on the printed title - page : Heraclius , Emper- our Of the East . . Written in French by ... means uniformly adulatory toward the French , these 38 THE PROPRIETIES OF APPROPRIATION.
... mean , Corneille does undertake ' , sig . A4 ′ ) , and on the printed title - page : Heraclius , Emper- our Of the East . . Written in French by ... means uniformly adulatory toward the French , these 38 THE PROPRIETIES OF APPROPRIATION.
Page 90
... means restricted to the transmission and reception of Shakespeare . Parallel forms of acknowledgement and entitlement are in evidence in adaptations of Fletcher and other writers . Shakespearian adaptation needs to be seen in a broader ...
... means restricted to the transmission and reception of Shakespeare . Parallel forms of acknowledgement and entitlement are in evidence in adaptations of Fletcher and other writers . Shakespearian adaptation needs to be seen in a broader ...
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... means a hierarchy that privileges the ' Gyant Race ... before the Flood ' . Patriotic sentiment breeds reverential statements about the triumvirate of wit , but the literary canon of the time implies quite different valua- tions of ...
... means a hierarchy that privileges the ' Gyant Race ... before the Flood ' . Patriotic sentiment breeds reverential statements about the triumvirate of wit , but the literary canon of the time implies quite different valua- tions of ...
Contents
Prologue I | 11 |
The Proprieties of Appropriation | 32 |
Plagiarism and Property | 96 |
Copyright | |
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