Rivalry and its influence on the relation between Shakespeare and his patron (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu

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Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2.0, University of Potsdam, 10 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The 16th century was the great period of the system of patronage in art and literature and continued until the end of the 18th century. The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare defines patronage as "the social convention by which authors [...] would receive protection, support and subsidy from wealthy individuals, families, or institutions, in return for furthering their reputations..." (2001, 338)

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There have been many attempts to identify the Shakespeare's patron but scholars never came to an undisputable solution. They orientated on the written dedication in the 1609 quarto entitled Shakespeare's sonnets published by Thomas Thorpe: