Marino, James J.

Owning William Shakespeare : The King's Men and Their Intellectual Property. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (211 pages) - Material Texts . - Material Texts .

Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Secondhand Repertory: The Fall and Rise of Master W. Shakespeare -- Chapter 2. Sixty Years of Shrews -- Chapter 3. Hamlet, Part by Part -- Chapter 4. William Shakespeare's Sir John Oldcastle and the Globe's William Shakespeare -- Chapter 5. Restorations and Glorious Revolutions -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- Acknowledgments.

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.

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Shakespeare, William,-1564-1616-Stage history-To 1625.
Shakespeare, William,-1564-1616-Criticism, Textual.
Shakespeare, William,-1564-1616-Authorship.
King's Men (Theater company).
Chamberlain's Men (Theater company).
Intellectual property-England-History-16th century.
Intellectual property-England-History-17th century.
Transmission of texts-England-History-16th century.
Transmission of texts-England-History-17th century.
Repertory theater-England-London-History-16th century.
Repertory theater-England-London-History-17th century.
Theatrical companies-England-London-History-16th century.
Theatrical companies-England-London-History-17th century.


Electronic books.

PR3095.M37 2013

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