Literary Couplings
Writing Couples, Collaborators, and the Construction of Authorship
Judith Thompson editor Marjorie Stone editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:University of Wisconsin Press
Published:31st Jul '06
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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.
"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"
ISBN: 9780299217600
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 333g
388 pages