Walker v. Tonson in the Court of Public Opinion

Accounts of Shakespeare's reevaluation during the eighteenth century often mention the role of the publishing war between Jacob Tonson the younger and Robert Walker (1734–35) that flooded the market with inexpensive copies of his plays. Walker lacked the legal standing to sue his rival over the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Huntington Library Quarterly. - University of Pennsylvania Press. - 75(2012), 1, Seite 95-112
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Veröffentlicht: 2012
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Huntington Library Quarterly
Schlagworte:eighteenth-century editions of Shakespeare publishing and piracy copyright law William Chetwood William Feales Arts Social sciences Economics Law Behavioral sciences Business