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In the Company of Books: Literature and Its "Classes" in Nineteenth-Century America (Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book)
Sarah Wadsworth
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Paperback. Tracing the segmentation of the literary marketplace in nineteenth-century America, this book analyzes the implications of the subdivided literary field for readers, writers, and literature itself. It also analyzes the ways authors and publishers carved up the field of literary production into a multitude of distinct submarkets. Series: Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 445.
A vital feature of American culture in the nineteenth century was the growing awareness that the literary marketplace consisted not of a single, unified, relatively homogeneous reading public, but rather of many disparate, overlapping reading communities differentiated by interests, class, and level of education, as well as by gender and stage of life. Tracing the segmentation of the literary marketplace in nineteenth-century America, this book analyzes the implications of the subdivided literary field for readers, writers, and literature itself. With sections focusing on segmentation by age, gender, and cultural status, ""In the Company of Books"" analyzes the ways authors and ... Read more
A vital feature of American culture in the nineteenth century was the growing awareness that the literary marketplace consisted not of a single, unified, relatively homogeneous reading public, but rather of many disparate, overlapping reading communities differentiated by interests, class, and level of education, as well as by gender and stage of life. Tracing the segmentation of the literary marketplace in nineteenth-century America, this book analyzes the implications of the subdivided literary field for readers, writers, and literature itself. With sections focusing on segmentation by age, gender, and cultural status, ""In the Company of Books"" analyzes the ways authors and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558495418
SKU
V9781558495418
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About Sarah Wadsworth
SARAH WADSWORTH is assistant professor of English at Marquette University.
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