Stolen Words

by Mallon, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9780156011365
• ISBN10: 0156011360
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Summary

"The definitive book on the subject" of plagiarism (The New York Times) is updated with a new afterword about the Internet. What is plagiarism, and why is it such a big deal? Since when is originality considered an indispensable attribute of authorship? Stolen Words is a deft and well-informed history of the sin every writer fears from every angle. Award-winning author Thomas Mallon begins in the seventeenth century and pushes forward toward scandals in publishing, academia, and Hollywood, exploring the motivations, consequences, and emotional reverberations of an intriguing and distressingly widespread practice. In this now-classic study, Mallon proves himself to be one of our most versatile, original, and delightful writers.

Author Biography

Thomas Mallon is the author of five novels and five works of nonfiction. He is a frequent contributor to the New York Times Magazine and GQ. He received the National Book Critics Circle award for reviewing in 1998. The recipient of a 2000 Guggenheim Fellowship, he lives in Westport, Connecticut.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Original Edition	xi
Oft Thought, Ere Expressed: From Classical Imitation to International Copyright	1	(40)
A Good Reade: Malfeasance and Mlle. De Malepeire	41	(48)
The Epstein Papers: Writing a Second First Novel	89	(55)
Quiet Goes the Don: An Academic Affair	144	(50)
Trampling Out the Vintage: The Fight over Falcon Crest	194	(42)
Postscript	236	(3)
Afterword	239	(14)
Notes	253	(31)
Selected Bibliography	284	(12)
Index	296