Authority Matters: Rethinking the Theory and Practice of Authorship: 43 (DQR Studies in Literature, 43)

Stephen Donovan, Danuta Fjellestad, Rolf Lundén

ISBN 10: 9042024836 / ISBN 13: 9789042024830

Published by Editions Rodopi B.V., 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Authority Matters: Rethinking the Theory and Practice of Authorship: 43 (DQR Studies in Literature, 43)
• Publisher: Editions Rodopi B.V.
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9042024836
• ISBN 13: 9789042024830
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 15.5W x 2.4H x 23.5D centimeters 15.5 centimeters width by 2.4 centimeters height by 23.5 centimeters depth
• Weight: 617 grams

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Synopsis

In this wide ranging collection of essays, eleven literary scholars and creative writers examine authorship and authority in relation to the production and reception of cultural texts. Ranging in time from the Renaissance to the era of digital publishing, the essays invite us to reconsider the influential theories of Roland Barthes, Michel Foucault, and Pierre Bourdieu for our understanding of writers such as Philip Sidney, Thomas Hardy, Laura Riding, W.B. Yeats, Gertrude Stein, and J.M. Coetzee. Shedding new light on authority’s complex role in the generation of cultural meaning, the essays will be of interest to students and teachers of literary history and critical theory alike.