TY - BOOK AU - Frost,Simon R. TI - The Business of the Novel: Economics, Aesthetics and the Case of Middlemarch T2 - Literary Texts and the Popular Marketplace Series SN - 9781317322306 AV - PR4692.E25.F76 2012 U1 - 823.8 PY - 2012/// CY - Oxford PB - Taylor & Francis Group KW - Economics and literature--Great Britain--History--19th century KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Dedication -- List of Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Coordination of Economic and Aesthetic Practices -- 2 Coordination of Economic and Aesthetic Discourses -- 3 End-Users and Readers -- 4 Shoppers -- 5 Contextual Wants -- 6 A Commodity Reading of Middlemarch -- 7 Good for the Audience -- 8 Rival Books and Products -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index N2 - This study shows how aesthetics and economics have been combined in a great work of literature. Frost examines the history of Middlemarch's composition and publication within the context of Victorian demand, then goes on to consider the interpretation, reception and consumption of the book UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=2126851 ER -