Characters Before Copyright: The Rise and Regulation of Fan Fiction in Eighteenth-Century Germany

ISBN-13: 9780198831976 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 320 str.

Matthew H. Birkhold

Opis

Based on extensive archival work, Characters before Copyright shows that fan fiction proliferated in the eighteenth century and explains why this phenomenon emerged when it did.

Recenzje

An appendix lists the works and those that followed (including plot summaries), provides background information on less-known source authors, and outlines reception. The history of authorship and intellectual property rights encourages consideration of these and similar texts that help define the era known for Romanticism and Classicism, thereby examining the relationship of moral law and literature. The bibliography and index are impressive. ... Recommended CHOICE

O autorze

Matthew H. Birkhold is an assistant professor of German at the Ohio State University, where he also holds an appointment at the Moritz College of Law. After completing his Ph.D. at Princeton University and J.D. at Columbia Law School, Dr Birkhold worked as an attorney-adviser for the US Department of State. His research and teaching examine the interrelations of law, culture, and the humanities.