The Profession of Authorship

Robert J. Griffin*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This chapter is an overview of methodologies and scholarship on authorship that discusses the influence of Roland Barthes and Michel Foucault in the context of the history of the book, with case studies on Homer, Shakespeare, and women authors, and the impact of digital publishing.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCompanion to the History of the Book, Second Edition
Subtitle of host publicationVolume 1-2
Publisherwiley
Pages773-785
Number of pages13
Volume2
ISBN (Electronic)9781119018193
ISBN (Print)9781119018209
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • author
  • Barthes
  • book
  • copyright
  • Foucault
  • Homer
  • Shakespeare
  • text
  • Women Writers

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