No Man but a Blockhead Ever wrote, Except for Money: Copyright and the Profession of Author.

This paper examines the origins of the economy of authorship, focusing on the evolution of copyright laws and their effect on the position of the author. Previous studies have examined the role of the patron, the industrialisation of writing and the professionalisation of authorship, and the advent...

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Publicado en:International Journal of the Book Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 107 - 118
Autor principal: Bold, Melanie Ramdarshan
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Common Ground Research Networks 2010
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