The most disreputable trade : publishing the classics of English poetry, 1765-1810 /

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This title probes the origins of mass-market series of literary 'classics'. Highly informative about the book trade in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Bonnell's study is also rich in details about book illustration, copyright law, canon formation, consumer culture, and the his...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bonnell, Thomas Frank, 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Temas:
1700-1899
Literature publishing > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Literature publishing > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
English literature > Publishing > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
English literature > Publishing > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Poetry > Publishing > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Poetry > Publishing > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Publishers and publishing > Great Britain > History.
Monographic series > Publishing > Great Britain > History.
Books and reading > Great Britain > History.
Canon (Literature)
Littérature > Édition > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Littérature > Édition > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Poésie > Édition > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Poésie > Édition > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Collections (Publications) > Édition > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Livres et lecture > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Chefs-d'œuvre (Littérature)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Publishing.
Books and reading
English literature > Publishing
Literature publishing
Monographic series > Publishing
Poetry > Publishing
Publishers and publishing
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Our native classics, complete and uniform
  • The Elzevirs of Glasgow : Robert and Andrew Foulis
  • William Creech and John Boyle : the classics spread across Scotland
  • John Bell's little trifling edition revisited
  • Johnson's prefaces and Bell's connected system of biography
  • The best judges of vendible poetry : William Strahan, Joseph Wenman, et al.
  • Robert Anderson's comprehensive view of English poetry
  • Charles Cooke's pocket library
  • John Sharpe and Alexander Chalmers : a body of standard English poetry
  • Splinter canons, fugitives, and empire.

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