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Acts of piracy: Black ey'd Susan, theatrical publishing and the Victorian stage

Mattacks, Kate

Authors

Kate Mattacks



Contributors

Grace Moore
Editor

Abstract

This chapter argues that the plethora of nautical dramas that figured pirates in the mid-Victorian era were a result of the complex relationship between theatre practitioners and publishers. The publisher T.H. Lacy in particular was adept at printing acting editions to which he had no legal copyright and his business was founded on a creative piracy that was a fundamental symptom of theatrical culture.

Citation

Mattacks, K. (2011). Acts of piracy: Black ey'd Susan, theatrical publishing and the Victorian stage. In G. Moore (Ed.), Pirates and Mutineers in Victorian Culture. Ashgate Press

Publication Date Mar 1, 2011
Deposit Date Jul 23, 2010
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Book Title Pirates and Mutineers in Victorian Culture
ISBN 9780754664338
Keywords Victorian, T. H. Lacy, piracy, publishing
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/964921
Publisher URL http://www.ashgate.com/default.aspx?page=637&calcTitle=1&title_id=7906&edition_id=8134


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