{"product_id":"stages-of-property-lisa-surwillo-9780802092465","title":"Stages of Property: Copyrighting Theatre in Spain","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe manner in which a play is published often says as much about the culture that it comes from as the play itself. Using the example of nineteenth-century Spanish theatre, \u003ci\u003eThe Stages of Property\u003c\/i\u003e argues that there is a great deal one can learn about a nation by examining its publication standards. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa Surwillo discusses the ways in which notions of intellectual property transformed Spain's theatre - its agents, performance practices, and reception - over a period of fifty years, from 1830 to 1880. For three centuries, theatre had been the cultural arm of the monarchy. After the institution of copyright, however, it became the backbone of a new cultural industry controlled by a handful of publishers. In this atmosphere of private ownership, ideas of intellectual property and author's rights assumed a much greater immediacy than they had previously. The impact on theatrical practices was significant, resulting in the development of a homogenized national culture of shared theatre and reading experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough an integrative historicist approach to a wide range of literary texts and archival documents, \u003ci\u003eThe Stages of Property\u003c\/i\u003e makes an important statement about the cultural, societal, and political roles of the theatre in Spain during the 1800s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Surwillo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802092462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802092465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.38w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 209","brand":"Lisa Surwillo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453393121535,"sku":"9780802092465","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf647538-3908-49ec-a71c-60e8e3a907bf.jpg?v=1777300006","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stages-of-property-lisa-surwillo-9780802092465","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}