Abstract
This article proposes a performative model of authorship, based on the historical alternation between predominantly `weak' and `strong' author concepts and related practices of writing, publication and reading. Based on this model, we give a brief overview of the historical development of such author concepts in English literature from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. We argue for a more holistic approach to authorship within a cultural topography, comprising social contexts, technological and media factors, and other cultural developments, such as the distinction between privacy and the public sphere.
Item Type: | Journal article |
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Faculties: | Languages and Literatures > Department 3 > English Studies |
Subjects: | 400 Language > 420 English and Old English languages |
ISSN: | 0044-2305 |
Language: | English |
Item ID: | 68992 |
Date Deposited: | 25. Sep 2019, 10:00 |
Last Modified: | 25. Sep 2019, 10:00 |