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UNINA9910824509203321 |
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Autore |
Frost Simon R. |
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Titolo |
The business of the novel : economics, aesthetics and the case of Middlemarch / / by Simon R. Frost [[electronic resource]] |
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London : , : Pickering & Chatto, , 2012 |
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1-315-65551-9 |
1-317-32229-0 |
1-317-32230-4 |
1-283-39419-7 |
9786613394194 |
1-84893-195-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 239 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Literary texts and the popular marketplace ; ; no. 1 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economics and literature - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Literature publishing - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Authors and readers - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Supply -- Demand -- Commodity reading -- Business besides aesthetics -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study shows how aesthetics and economics have been combined in a great work of literature. Widely acknowledged as one of the great English novels,<i> Middlemarch</i> was published at a time which saw the emergence of a commodity-based culture. Frost examines the history of <i>Middlemarch</i>'s composition and publication within the context of Victorian demand, then goes on to consider the interpretation, reception and consumption of the book. Reader experience and rival publications are explored alongside a 'commodity reading' of the novel. The study will be of value to scholars of book history, economics and material culture. |
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