Patent inventions--intellectual property and the Victorian novel
By: Clare Pettitt.
Publisher: Oxford University Press; OUP Oxford
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
Subjects: English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Inventions in literature; Patent laws and legislation -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Literature and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Intellectual property in literature; Patents in literature; Law in literature; Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 19th century
Description: "Patent Inventions argues that Victorian writers used the novel not just to reflect, but also to challenge received notions of intellectual ownership and responsibility. It ends by suggesting that detailed study of the debate over intellectual property in the nineteenth century leads to a better understanding of the complex negotiations over the bounds of selfhood and social responsibility in the period."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-333) and index.