The economy of literary form : English literature and the industrialization of publishing, 1800-1850 /
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Author / Creator: | Erickson, Lee. |
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Imprint: | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. |
Description: | xii, 219 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2393831 |
Summary: | In the first half of the 19th century technological developments in printing led to the industrialization of English publishing, made books and periodicals affordable to many new readers, and changed the market for literature. This work analyzes the effect on literary form as authors and publishers responded to the new demands of a rapidly expanding literary marketplace. |
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Physical Description: | xii, 219 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-207) and index. |
ISBN: | 0801851459 |