Poets, Patrons, and Printers Crisis of Authority in Late Medieval France /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brown, Cynthia Jane
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press 2019
Cornell University Press, 1995
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Table of 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