These essays explore the remarkable expansion of publishing from 1750 to 1850 which reflected the growth of literacy, and the diversification of the reading public. Experimentation with new genres, methods of advertising, marketing and dissemination, forms of critical reception and modes of access to writing are also examined in detail. This collection represents a new wave of critical writing extending cultural materialism beyond its accustomed concern with historicizing the words on the page into the economics of literature, and the investigation of neglected areas of print culture.
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CONTRIBUTORS: E. Clery, C. Franklin, P. Garside
EAN: 9780333964552
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 475 g
HEIGHT: 216 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Palgrave Macmillan
DATE PUBLISHED: 2002-10-02
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GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century
WIDTH: 140 cm
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Book Themes:
English, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Publishing industry and journalism, Social and cultural history
'This volume effectively maps out a new field of interdisciplinary study, and it brings together scholars whose very different approaches are all individual and cutting edge...this is a book that can be used by students at all levels, from undergraduates right through to high-level researchers.' - Professor Philip Martin, Royal Holloway College, University of London
PAUL CHIRICO Director of Studies in English, Jesus College, CambridgeWILLIAM CHRISTIE Senior Lecturer, Department of English, University of SydneyBENJAMIN COLBERT Senior Lecturer in English, University of WolverhamptonPAULA R. FELDMAN C. Wallace Martin Chair in English, University of South CarolinaMICHAEL J. FRANKLIN Research Fellow, English Department, University of Wales, AberystwythROBERT W. JONES Lecturer, School of English, University of LeedsPAUL KEEN Associate Professor of English, Carleton University, Ottawa, CanadaCLAIRE LAMONT Professor of English Romantic Literature, University of NewcastleDOUGLAS S. MACK Professor, Department of English Studies, University of StirlingPAM PERKINS Associate Professor, Department of English, University of ManitobaSARA SALIH Lecturer in English, University of Kent, CanterburyCHRISTOPHER SKELTON-FOORD Reading Rooms and Information Services Manager, The British Library Newspaper Library, LondonJUDITH STODDART Associate Professor of English, Michigan State University
