Poets, Patrons, and Printers: Crisis of Authority in Late Medieval France

Cynthia J. Brown

Published by Cornell University Press 1995

Poets, Patrons, and Printers

Crisis of Authority in Late Medieval France

Cynthia J. Brown
Funded by: National Endowment for the Humanities Open Book Program

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501742538

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About this book

Cynthia J. Brown explains why the advent of print in the late medieval period brought about changes in relationships among poets, patrons, and printers which led to a new conception of authorship.

Examining such paratextual elements of manuscripts as title pages, colophons, and illustrations as well as such literary strategies as experimentation with narrative voice, Brown traces authors' attempts to underscore their narrative presence in their works and to displace patrons from their role as sponsors and protectors of the book. Her accounts of the struggles of poets, including Jean Lemaire, Jean Bouchet, Jean Molinet, and Pierre Gringore, over the design, printing, and sale of their books demonstrate how authors secured the status of literary proprietor during the transition from the culture of script and courtly patronage to that of print capitalism.

Author / Editor information

Cynthia J. Brown is Professor of French at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction Open Access Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. Late Medieval Writers as Owners and Protectors of Their Texts Open Access Download PDF	17
Chapter 2. Para textual Interaction between Poets and Book Producers Open Access Download PDF	61
Chapter 3. The Changing Image of the Poet Open Access Download PDF	99
Chapter 4. Changing Authorial Signatures in Late Medieval Books Open Access Download PDF	153
Chapter 5. Authorial and Narrative Voices in Late Medieval Vernacular Texts Open Access Download PDF	197
Afterword Open Access Download PDF	247
Appendix 1. Documentation of Andre de Ia Vigne's 1504 Lawsuit and Bibliographical Data Open Access Download PDF	255
Appendix 2. Bibliographical Data for Jean Lemaire de Belges Open Access Download PDF	258
Appendix 3. Bibliographical Data for Jean Bouchet Open Access Download PDF	259
Appendix 4. Bibliographical Data for Jean Molinet Open Access Download PDF	261
Appendix 5. Bibliographical Data for Pierre Gringore Open Access Download PDF	264
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	269
Index Open Access Download PDF	285

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Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 312
Keywords: Medieval & Renaissance Studies; Literary Studies; France

eBook

Published: March 15, 2019
ISBN: 9781501742538