Richardson and Copyright

Richardson and Copyright

Samuel Richardson's Pamela: or, Virtue Rewarded was written between Nov 10, 1739 and Jan 10, 1740 and published on Nov 6, 1740 in two volumes by London booksellers Charles Rivington and John Osborn. The success of the novel immediately spawned a range of knockoffs, parodies, serials, sequels, a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Notes and queries 2012-06, Vol.59 (2), p.219-224
1. Verfasser: Alexander, James R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Copyright
Litigation
Novels
Piracy
Richardson, Samuel (1689-1761)
Writers
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Zusammenfassung:Samuel Richardson's Pamela: or, Virtue Rewarded was written between Nov 10, 1739 and Jan 10, 1740 and published on Nov 6, 1740 in two volumes by London booksellers Charles Rivington and John Osborn. The success of the novel immediately spawned a range of knockoffs, parodies, serials, sequels, and critiques. Here, Alexander discusses the early copyright litigation of Richardson's Pamela and its known piracies.
ISSN:0029-3970
1471-6941
DOI:10.1093/notesj/gjs003