Poets, Patrons, and Printers

by Brown, Cynthia Jane

• ISBN13: 9780801430718
• ISBN10: 0801430712
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-06-01
• Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr

Summary

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 Biography

Cynthia J. Brown is Professor and Chair of the Department of French and Italian at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Late Medieval Writers as Owners and Protectors of Their Texts	p. 17
Paratextual Interaction between Poets and Book Producers	p. 61
The Changing Image of the Poet	p. 99
Changing Authorial Signatures in Late Medieval Works	p. 153
Authorial and Narrative Voices in Late Medieval Vernacular Texts	p. 197
Afterword	p. 247
Documentation of André de la Vigne's 1504 Lawsuit and Bibliographical Data	p. 255
Bibliographical Data for Jean Lemaire de Belges	p. 258
Bibliographical Data for Jean Bouchet	p. 259
Bibliographical Data for Jean Molinet	p. 261
Bibliographical Data for Pierre Gringore	p. 264
Bibliography of Works Cited	p. 269
Index	p. 285
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