London and the Making of Provincial Literature : Aesthetics and the Transatlantic Book Trade, 18-185.
Rezek, Joseph.
London and the Making of Provincial Literature : Aesthetics and the Transatlantic Book Trade, 18-185. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (295 pages) - Material Texts . - Material Texts .
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. London and the Transatlantic Book Trade -- Chapter 2. Furious Booksellers and the "American Copy" of the Waverley Novels -- Chapter 3. The Irish National Tale and the Aesthetics of Union -- Chapter 4. Washington Irving's Transatlantic Revisions -- Chapter 5. The Effects of Provinciality in Cooper and Scott -- Chapter 6. Rivalry with England in the Age of Nationalism -- Epilogue. The Scarlet Letter and the Decline of London -- Appendix. The London Republication of American Fiction, 1797-1832 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Acknowledgments.
Examining the production of books and the circulation of material texts between London and the provincial centers of Dublin, Edinburgh, and Philadelphia, Joseph Rezek claims that the publishing vortex of London inspired a dynamic array of economic and aesthetic practices that shaped an era in literary history.
9780812291629
English fiction-19th century-History and criticism.
Book industries and trade-England-London-History-19th century.
Book industries and trade-United States-History-19th century.
American fiction-19th century-History and criticism.
Irish fiction-19th century-History and criticism.
Scottish fiction-19th century-History and criticism.
English fiction-Irish authors-19th century-History and criticism.
English fiction-Scottish authors-19th century-History and criticism.
National characteristics in literature.
Literature-Aesthetics.
Electronic books.
PR861 -- .R494 2015eb
820.9/007
London and the Making of Provincial Literature : Aesthetics and the Transatlantic Book Trade, 18-185. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (295 pages) - Material Texts . - Material Texts .
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. London and the Transatlantic Book Trade -- Chapter 2. Furious Booksellers and the "American Copy" of the Waverley Novels -- Chapter 3. The Irish National Tale and the Aesthetics of Union -- Chapter 4. Washington Irving's Transatlantic Revisions -- Chapter 5. The Effects of Provinciality in Cooper and Scott -- Chapter 6. Rivalry with England in the Age of Nationalism -- Epilogue. The Scarlet Letter and the Decline of London -- Appendix. The London Republication of American Fiction, 1797-1832 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Acknowledgments.
Examining the production of books and the circulation of material texts between London and the provincial centers of Dublin, Edinburgh, and Philadelphia, Joseph Rezek claims that the publishing vortex of London inspired a dynamic array of economic and aesthetic practices that shaped an era in literary history.
9780812291629
English fiction-19th century-History and criticism.
Book industries and trade-England-London-History-19th century.
Book industries and trade-United States-History-19th century.
American fiction-19th century-History and criticism.
Irish fiction-19th century-History and criticism.
Scottish fiction-19th century-History and criticism.
English fiction-Irish authors-19th century-History and criticism.
English fiction-Scottish authors-19th century-History and criticism.
National characteristics in literature.
Literature-Aesthetics.
Electronic books.
PR861 -- .R494 2015eb
820.9/007