Early Modern Conceptions of Property draws together distinguished academics from a variety of disciplines, including law, economics, politics, art history, social history and literature, in order to consider fundamental issues of property in the early modern period. Presenting diverse original historical and literary case studies in a sophisticated theoretical framework, it offers a challenge to conventional interpretations.

"Early Modern Conceptions of Property" examines the roots and genealogy of conceptions of property dating back to the early modern period. Identifying the history of intellectual property and genetic property to that era, this book provides a stimulating and inter-disciplinary investigation of property, its early formulation, basis, and practice.
"Early Modern Conceptions of Property" draws together a distinguished group of scholars from an array of disciplines, including law, economics, politics, art history, social history and literature in order to consider fundamental issues of property in the early modern period. Presenting diverse, original historical and literary case studies in a sophisticated theoretical framework, it offers a challenge to conventional domestically focused and land-based interpretations; examining such intangibles as intellectual property and genetic property, terms whose roots date back to the early modern period.
Contributors: Donna Andrew, Richard Ashcraft, Hilary Beckles, David D. Bien, Carol Blum, John Brewer, Patrick Coleman, Michael Craton, Barbara B. Diefendorf, Nina Rattner Gelbart, Dena Goodman, Robert W. Gordon, John Guillory, Tim Keirn, Lawrence E. Klein, David Lieberman, P.J. Marshall, Mario H. Pastore, Julie Stone Peters, James Raven, Harriet Ritvo, Laura Rosenthal, Ian Shapiro, David Solkin, Margaret R. Somers, Susan Staves, David Sugarman.

Drawing on three decades of feminist scholarship bent on rediscovering lost and abandoned women writers, Susan Staves provides a comprehensive history of women's writing in Britain from the Restoration to the French Revolution. This major work of criticism also offers fresh insights about women's writing in all literary forms, not only fiction, but also poetry, drama, memoir, autobiography, biography, history, essay, translation and the familiar letter. Authors celebrated in their own time and who have been neglected, and those who have been revalued and studied, are given equal attention. The book's organisation by chronology and its attention to history challenge the way we periodise literary history. Each chapter includes a list of key works written in the period covered, as well as a narrative and critical assessment of the works. This magisterial work includes a comprehensive bibliography and list of prevalent editions of the authors discussed.

Drawing on three decades of feminist scholarship bent on rediscovering lost and abandoned women writers, Susan Staves provides a comprehensive history of women's writing in Britain from the Restoration to the French Revolution. This major work of criticism also offers fresh insights about women's writing in all literary forms, not only fiction, but also poetry, drama, memoir, autobiography, biography, history, essay, translation and the familiar letter. Authors celebrated in their own time and who have been neglected, and those who have been revalued and studied, are given equal attention. The book's organisation by chronology and its attention to history challenge the way we periodise literary history. Each chapter includes a list of key works written in the period covered, as well as a narrative and critical assessment of the works. This magisterial work includes a comprehensive bibliography and list of prevalent editions of the authors discussed.