Collaboration, not solitary genius, shaped much of Early Modern literature. From the Devonshire Manuscript’s blended voices to the co-authored plays of Beaumont and Fletcher, these texts challenge our modern fixation on individual authorship. Rethinking co-authorship reveals hidden contributions, especially by women, and offers new ways to understand authorship, authority, and academic credit today.

Kyle Dase “Investigating misascribed works might only rarely lead us to add a literary piece to an author’s canon. But such research can quite frequently lead us to insights about early modern England, its writers, its readers, and their reception of particular authors – not bad for dubious company.” – Lara Crowley, “Attribution and Anonymity,” 147…. | Read on »