Poets, Patrons, and Printers Crisis of Authority in Late Medieval France / Cynthia J. Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Cynthia J., 1948-

en Book Program, National Endowment for the Humanities Op, Author.

Contributor:

en Book Program, funder.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renaissance--France.

Renaissance.

Literature publishing--France--Paris--History--16th century.

Literature publishing.

Authors and publishers--France--History--16th century.

Authors and publishers.

Copyright--France--History--16th century.

Copyright.

Authorship--History--16th century.

Authorship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 292 p. :) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Cornell University Press 2019

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 1995.

Language Note:

In English.

Biography/History:

Cynthia J. Brown is Professor of French at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Summary:

Cynthia J. Brown explains why the advent of print in the late medieval period brought about changes in relationships among poets, patrons, and printers which led to a new conception of authorship.Examining such paratextual elements of manuscripts as title pages, colophons, and illustrations as well as such literary strategies as experimentation with narrative voice, Brown traces authors' attempts to underscore their narrative presence in their works and to displace patrons from their role as sponsors and protectors of the book. Her accounts of the struggles of poets, including Jean Lemaire, Jean Bouchet, Jean Molinet, and Pierre Gringore, over the design, printing, and sale of their books demonstrate how authors secured the status of literary proprietor during the transition from the culture of script and courtly patronage to that of print capitalism.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1. Late Medieval Writers as Owners and Protectors of Their Texts

Chapter 2. Para textual Interaction between Poets and Book Producers

Chapter 3. The Changing Image of the Poet

Chapter 4. Changing Authorial Signatures in Late Medieval Books

Chapter 5. Authorial and Narrative Voices in Late Medieval Vernacular Texts

Afterword

Appendix 1. Documentation of Andre de Ia Vigne's 1504 Lawsuit and Bibliographical Data

Appendix 2. Bibliographical Data for Jean Lemaire de Belges

Appendix 3. Bibliographical Data for Jean Bouchet

Appendix 4. Bibliographical Data for Jean Molinet

Appendix 5. Bibliographical Data for Pierre Gringore

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-283) and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501742538

1501742531

OCLC:

1122607657

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access