Literature, Commerce, and the Spectacle of Modernity, 1750–1800

By:

Paul Keen

Format:

Hardback

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Romanticism

Show Hide Adult Content

$271.99

Available from supplier

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

0 in Trolley

Price Match

Wrap this item as a gift ($5.90) - add a free gift card on the next page

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

4 payments of $68.00 with Afterpay Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

Around 1-11 July using International Courier

Description

Paul Keen explores how a consumer revolution which reached its peak in the second half of the eighteenth century shaped debates about the role of literature in a polite modern nation, and tells the story of the resourcefulness with which many writers responded to these pressures. From dream reveries which mocked their own entrepreneurial commitments, such as Oliver Goldsmith's account of selling his work at a 'Fashion Fair' on the frozen Thames, to the Microcosm's mock plan to establish 'a licensed warehouse for wit', writers insistently tied their literary achievements to a sophisticated understanding of the uncertain complexities of a modern transactional society. This book combines a new understanding of late eighteenth-century literature with the materialist and sociological imperatives of book history and theoretically inflected approaches to cultural history.

Author Biography:

Paul Keen is Professor of English at Carleton University.

Release date Australia

February 2nd, 2012

Author

Paul Keen

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

8 Halftones, unspecified

Pages

268

Series

Cambridge Studies in Romanticism

Dimensions

160x235x18

ISBN-13

9781107016675

Product ID

18247815

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here