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Crimes of writing : problems in the containment of representation
From the origins of modern copyright in early eighteenth-century culture to the efforts to represent nature and death in postmodern fiction, this pioneering book explores a series of problems regarding the containment of representation. Stewart focuses on specific cases of "crimes of writing&qu...
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| Formato: | Online Resource Livro |
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| Idioma: | English |
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New York
: Oxford University Press
, 1991
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| Acesso em linha: | lizenzpflichtig |
| Exemplares Relacionados: | Erscheint auch als:
Crimes of writing |
| Notas de Autor: | Susan Stewart |
| Resumo: | From the origins of modern copyright in early eighteenth-century culture to the efforts to represent nature and death in postmodern fiction, this pioneering book explores a series of problems regarding the containment of representation. Stewart focuses on specific cases of "crimes of writing"--The forgeries of George Psalmanazar, the production of "fakelore," the "ballad scandals" of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the imposture of Thomas Chatterton, and contemporary legislation regarding graffiti and pornography. In this way, she emphasizes the issues wh |
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| Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-310) and index. - Description based on print version record |
| Descrição Física: | Online Ressource (x, 353 p.) ill. |
| ISBN: | 9780195362091 0195362098 |
