Owning William Shakespeare: The King's Men and Their Intellectual Property

James J. Marino

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2011

Owning William Shakespeare

The King's Men and Their Intellectual Property

James J. Marino

In the series Material Texts

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812205770

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About this book

This book explores actors' systems of intellectual property in early modern England. Focusing on Hamlet, The Taming of the Shrew, King Lear, and other plays, James Marino demonstrates how Shakespeare's company asserted ownership of its plays through intense ongoing revision and through insistent attribution to Shakespeare.

Author / Editor information

James J. Marino is Associate Professor of English at Cleveland State University.

Reviews

"A thematically dense, insightful book that will engage readers interested in the origins and evolutions of intellectual property law, of the business of early modern drama, and of textual transmissions and adaptations."—Early English Studies

"Who, in the early modern period, laid claim to owning Shakespeare's plays? How did the property regimes of print and performance determine the nature of such claims? In tackling these questions, James J. Marino scores some palpable hits."—TLS

"Owning William Shakespeare tells the story of early modern drama as intellectual property. It does so with energy, urgency, passion, and originality: it points out details about book history and publication that have never been articulated before, redefining the field in important ways."—Tiffany Stern, University College, Oxford

"In this fascinating study, which brings together literary and textual studies, book and theatre history, the story of how Shakespeare's plays came to be created and known as his is told as a story of the King's Men and their property. Focusing on how intellectual property was created and maintained, Owning William Shakespeare makes important contributions to theatre and book history, puts paid to scholarship premised on the recovery of Shakespeare's authorial script, and argues for a radically revised understanding of early modern dramatic texts."—Review of English Studies

"Expertly blending literary criticism, performance theory, and historical analysis of intellectual property, Marino masterfully argues for the important role the Chamberlain's Men/King's Men played in vigorously maintaining their ownership in and the authenticity of Shakespeare's plays."—Choice

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
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Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. Secondhand Repertory: The Fall and Rise of Master W. Shakespeare Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
Chapter 2. Sixty Years of Shrews Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
Chapter 3. Hamlet, Part by Part Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
Chapter 4. William Shakespeare’s Sir John Oldcastle and the Globe’s William Shakespeare Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
Chapter 5. Restorations and Glorious Revolutions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Works Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
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Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 216
Illustrations
- Other: 10 illus.
Keywords: Literature; Cultural Studies; Medieval and Renaissance Studies

eBook

Published: September 21, 2011
ISBN: 9780812205770