Labor and writing in early modern England, 1557-1667 /

Labor and writing in early modern England, 1557-1667 /

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Author / Creator:	Ellinghausen, Laurie, 1972-
Imprint:	Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2008.
Description:	155 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism. Authorship -- History -- 16th century. Authorship -- History -- 17th century. Authors, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Political and social views. Authors, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography. Authorship -- Economic aspects -- England -- History -- 16th century. Authorship -- Economic aspects -- England -- History -- 17th century. Capitalism and literature -- England -- History -- 16th century. Capitalism and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century. Authors, English. Authors, English -- Early modern. Authorship. Authorship -- Economic aspects. Capitalism and literature. English literature -- Early modern. England. Biography. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6825722

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ISBN:	9780754657804 0754657809
Notes:	A study of non-aristocratic authors' embrace of writing as work, and of the concept of labor and its relationship to authorship during the early decades of print capitalism in early modern England. Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-150) and index.

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Summary:	One of the most important developments of the early modern period is the modern sense of vocation. The concept of labor as a calling, which was assisted by early modern experiments in democracy, print, and Protestant religion, had a lasting effect on the history of authorship as a profession.
Item Description:	A study of non-aristocratic authors' embrace of writing as work, and of the concept of labor and its relationship to authorship during the early decades of print capitalism in early modern England.
Physical Description:	155 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-150) and index.
ISBN:	9780754657804 0754657809