Poets, Patrons, and Printers : Crisis of Authority in Late Medieval France / / Cynthia J. Brown.

• Author: Brown, Cynthia Jane.
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press,, 1995.; ©1995.
• Year of Publication: 2019; 1995
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 292 p. :); ill.

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...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Late Medieval Writers as Owners and Protectors of Their Texts
• Chapter 2. Para textual Interaction between Poets and Book Producers
• Chapter 3. The Changing Image of the Poet
• Chapter 4. Changing Authorial Signatures in Late Medieval Books
• Chapter 5. Authorial and Narrative Voices in Late Medieval Vernacular Texts
• Afterword
• Appendix 1. Documentation of Andre de Ia Vigne's 1504 Lawsuit and Bibliographical Data
• Appendix 2. Bibliographical Data for Jean Lemaire de Belges
• Appendix 3. Bibliographical Data for Jean Bouchet
• Appendix 4. Bibliographical Data for Jean Molinet
• Appendix 5. Bibliographical Data for Pierre Gringore
• Bibliography
• Index