{"product_id":"plagiarama-9780231174435","title":"Plagiarama","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers a novel reading of the abolitionist writer's plagiarism, arguing the act was a means of capitalizing on the energies of mass-cultural entertainments popularized by showmen such as P. T. Barnum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis deftly researched and compellingly written account reminds the reader of [William Wells] Brown's power as a writer, and resituates him as both an important antiracist thinker in the Civil War era and a powerful writer who is part of the narrative of 19th-century American culture.... Recommended. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003eShould stimulate much-needed discussion on plagiarism and originality, authorship and ethics. * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eA dynamic, original discussion about plagiarism and the self-multiplying discursive aesthetics of William Wells Brown. * The ALH Online Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlagiarama!\u003c\/i\u003e is an important new book that, in addition to this game-changing information, offers a provocative and celebratory reading of Brown’s texts and personae. * MELUS *\u003cbr\u003eAn impressive work of scholarship that details for the first time Brown's complex carnivalesque artistry. * Modern Philology *\u003cbr\u003eSanborn is indispensable for the thoroughness of his examination of [William Wells Brown's] plagiarism. In the appendices to \u003ci\u003ePlagiarama!\u003c\/i\u003e Sanborn catalogs every case of lifted language and every boosted bit of prose, noting the original source and the total number of words taken. -- Gordon Fraser * American Literature *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Plagiarama!\u003cbr\u003e2. The Spirit of Capitalization\u003cbr\u003e3. The Aesthetic of Attractions\u003cbr\u003e4. The Beautiful Slave Girl\u003cbr\u003e5. The Sound of Fame\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: Plagiarism in Brown's Works\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Bibliography of Plagiarized Works\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400298504535,"sku":"9780231174435","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/plagiarama-9780231174435","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}