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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458065403321

Autore

Stillinger Jack

Titolo

Multiple authorship and the myth of solitary genius [[electronic resource] /] / Jack Stillinger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c1991

ISBN

1-280-52566-5

0-19-536168-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Disciplina

820.9

Soggetti

American literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc

Authorship - Collaboration

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)

English literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc

Genius

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 What Is an Author?; 2 Keats and His Helpers: The Multiple Authorship of Isabella; 3 Who Wrote J. S. Mill's Autobiography?; 4 Multiple ""Consciousnesses"" in Wordsworth's Prelude; 5 Creative Plagiarism: The Case of Coleridge; 6 Pound's Waste Land; 7 American Novels: Authors, Agents, Editors, Publishers; 8 Plays and Films: Authors, Auteurs, Autres; 9 Implications for Theory; Appendix: Multiple Authorship from Homer to Ann Beattie; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

A study which explores the implications of multiple authorship, using as examples the case of Keats and the assistants who aided him in the creation of ""Isabella"", the contributions of John Stuart Mill's wife to his autobiography, and the revisions to Wordsworth's ""The Prelude"".