British Literary Culture and Publishing Practice, 1880-1914

ISBN-13: 9780521571494 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 244 str.

Peter D. McDonald; Terry Belanger; David McKitterick

Opis

This book is about the radical transformation of British literary culture during the period 1880 to 1914 as seen through the early publishing careers of Joseph Conrad, Arnold Bennett and Arthur Conan Doyle. Peter D. McDonald examines the cultural politics of the period by considering the social structure of the literary world in which these writers worked. By tracing the complex network of relationships among writers, publishers, reviewers and readers, McDonald demonstrates the importance of social history and publishing to questions of critical interpretation.

Recenzje

'No-one interested in the social and literary history of the period could fail to learn more about its complexities from [this] book.' Library Association Record

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Men of letters and children of the sea: Joseph Conrad and the Henley circle; 2. Playing the field: Arnold Bennett as novelist, serialist and journalist; 3. Light reading and the dignity of letters: George Newnes, Ltd and the making of Arthur Conan Doyle; Postscript.