The second lecture by Judith Milhous and Robert D. Hume focussed on writers of plays.
How much did playwrights earn from publishing their plays, and how important a part of their income did publication provide? What were the alternatives to outright sale of copyright? More broadly, how feasible was earning a living by writing plays?
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