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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 14.2368  Monday, 15 December 2003

[1]     From:   Steve Roth <steve@steve-roth.com>
        Date:   Saturday, 13 Dec 2003 16:46:44 -0800
        Subj:   Re: SHK 14.22878 Shakespeare as Literary Dramatist

[2]     From:   Steve Roth <steve@steve-roth.com>
        Date:   Saturday, 13 Dec 2003 16:59:52 -0800
        Subj:   Re: SHK 14.2299 Shakespeare as Literary Dramatist


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From:           Steve Roth <steve@steve-roth.com>
Date:           Saturday, 13 Dec 2003 16:46:44 -0800
Subject: 14.22878 Shakespeare as Literary Dramatist
Comment:        Re: SHK 14.22878 Shakespeare as Literary Dramatist

Seb Perry:

>I was wondering whether any members of the list have read Lukas Erne's
>very recent publication, _Shakespeare as Literary Dramatist_... Does anyone
>have any thoughts on this?

My review will be published soon, so I'll just say that he packs a
well-loaded argument. Comprehensively researched, and a pleasure to
read. Seems a great deal of effort to go to, to demonstrate that S.'s
plays are literature, but you know how it is....

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From:           Steve Roth <steve@steve-roth.com>
Date:           Saturday, 13 Dec 2003 16:59:52 -0800
Subject: 14.2299 Shakespeare as Literary Dramatist
Comment:        Re: SHK 14.2299 Shakespeare as Literary Dramatist

Tony Burton <aburton1@comcast.net> writes,

>In this view, Q2 might have been a "copyright text" all along,

An answer somewhat askant to your question, but still an answer, I
believe: Erne makes the strong point supported by Blayney et al. that an
entry in the stationer's register didn't just protect a given text. It
protected the stationer's member from *any* similar work which might
interfere with sales. Erne uses this to argue that every pre-1603
Shakespeare play that was not so enjoined (or otherwise impeded) was, in
fact, published.

Steve
http:princehamlet.com

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