Without Copyrights

by Robert Spoo

Book Overview

The names of James Joyce and Ezra Pound ring out in the annals of literary modernism, but few recognize the name of Samuel Roth. A brash, business-savvy entrepreneur, Roth made a name--and a profit--for himself as the founding editor and owner of magazines that published selections from foreign writings--especially the risqu parts--without permission. When he reprinted segments of James Joyce's epochal novel Ulysses, the author took him to court...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199927871
• ISBN13: 9780199927876
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 9.9"