Originality and intellectual property in the French and English Enlightenment /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	McGinnis, Reginald, 1959-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2009.
Series:	Routledge studies in eighteenth-century literature ; 6.
Subjects:	English literature > 18th century > History and criticism. Plagiarism > Great Britain > History > 18th century. Plagiarism > France > History > 18th century. Originality in literature. Imitation in literature. Intellectual property > Great Britain > History > 18th century. Intellectual property > France > History > 18th century. Copyright > Great Britain > History > 18th century. Copyright > France > History > 18th century.
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Table of Contents:

Plagiarism and paternity in Dryden's adaptations / Robert W. McHenry, Jr.
Kidnapped and counterfeit characters : eighteenth-century fan fiction, copyright law, and the custody of fictional characters / Elizabeth F. Judge
Copyright, originality, and the public domain in eighteenth-century England / Simon Stern
On plagiarism, originality, textual ownership, and textual responsibility : the case of Jacques le fataliste / Anne Sechin
"Odd scratches and marks" : Thomas Gainsborough and the idiosyncrasy of the brush / Cristina S. Martinez
Byron and the scandal of paternity : anonymity, plagiarism, and the natural rights of authors / Tilar J. Mazzeo
Originality in the Enlightenment and beyond / John Vignaux Smyth.