The Difficult Art of Giving : Patronage, Philanthropy, and the American Literary Market /

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The Difficult Art of Giving rethinks the economic history of American literature, demonstrating that the practices of patronage and corporate-based philanthropy shaped the literary market . Francesca Sawaya examines the importance of patronage and philanthropy on major post-bellum authors' care...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sawaya, Francesca
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Philanthropists in literature.
Economics and literature.
Authors and patrons in literature.
Authors and patrons.
American literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Économie politique et litterature.
Litterature americaine > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Litterature americaine > 19e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Philanthropes dans la litterature.
Écrivains et mecenes dans la litterature.
Authors and patrons > United States > History > 20th century > Case studies.
Authors and patrons > United States > History > 19th century > Case studies.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
United States.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface. From the Harlem Renaissance
  • Introduction. ''The Difficult Art of Giving''
  • Chapter 1. American Generosity: Philanthropy in Henry James
  • Chapter 2. ''Livin' on My Money'': The Politics of Gratitude and Ingratitude in Howells
  • Chapter 3. ''The Gospel of Self'': Philanthropy and Political Economy in Mark Twain
  • Chapter 4. ''That Friendship of the Whites'': Patronage and Philanthropy in Charles Chesnutt
  • Chapter 5. ''Inexplicable Tangles of Personality'': Patronage, Philanthropy, and Progressive Irony in Theodore Dreiser
  • Afterword
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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