Alexander Pope financed his Homer translations via subscription campaign. An 18th century precursor to Kickstarter?
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@HeerJeet It really depends what you call a fortune. Johnson's Lives of the Poets shows a period between writerly economies, and it's grim. -
@StephenMarche Well options were 1) patron [which Johnson also didn't like] and 2) subscription or 3) low advances; subscription looks good - Show replies
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