
Literary Couplings
Writing Couples, Collaborators, and the Construction of Authorship
University of Wisconsin Press
Will be published approx. on 31. July 2006
Book
Hardback
388 pages
978-0-299-21760-0 (ISBN)
Description
This innovative collection challenges the traditional focus on solitary genius by examining the rich diversity of literary couplings and collaborations from the early modern to the postmodern period. Literary Couplings explores some of the best-known literary partnerships-from the Sidneys to Boswell and Johnson to Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes-and also includes lesser-known collaborators such as Daphne Marlatt and Betsy Warland. The essays place famous authors such as Samuel Coleridge, Oscar Wilde, and William Butler Yeats in new contexts; reassess overlooked members of writing partnerships; and throw new light on texts that have been marginalized due to their collaborative nature. By integrating historical studies with authorship theory, Literary Couplings goes beyond static notions of the writing ""couple"" to explore literary couplings created by readers, critics, historians, and publishers as well as by writers themselves, thus expanding our understanding of authorship.
Reviews / Votes
"A wealth of information - much of it new, all of it interesting and relevant - about specific historical collaborations." - Patricia Clements, University of Alberta "A terrific book, carefully and helpfully theorized, wonderfully researched, lucidly written, and filled with unexpected couplings, insights, and pleasures." - Susan J. Leonardi, University of Maryland"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wisconsin
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Annotated edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
644 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-299-21760-0 (9780299217600)
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Persons
Marjorie Stone is assistant dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and associate professor of English and women's studies at Dalhousie University. Judith Thompson is associate professor of English at Dalhousie University.