 | Scandal Nation: Law and Authorship in Britain, 1750–1832 Subjects: Authors and publishers -- Great Britain -- History; Libel and slander -- Great Britain -- History; Piracy (Copyright) -- Great Britain -- History; Copyright infringement -- Great Britain -- History; Literary forgeries and mystifications -- History; Author; Kathryn Temple argues that eighteenth-century Grub Street scandals involving print piracy, forgery, and copyright violation played a crucial role in the formation of British identity. Britain's expanding print culture demanded new ways of thinking... Kathryn Temple is Associate Professor of English at Georgetown University. |
