LEADER 03937nam 2200757 450 001 9910780673503321 005 20240124013452.0 010 $a1-4426-8499-2 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442684997 035 $a(CKB)2430000000002038 035 $a(EBL)4672374 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000382743 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11311239 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000382743 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10396678 035 $a(PQKB)11229665 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00222075 035 $a(CaPaEBR)424341 035 $a(DE-B1597)464084 035 $a(OCoLC)1013944239 035 $a(OCoLC)944177099 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442684997 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4672374 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11258043 035 $a(OCoLC)958572328 035 $a(OCoLC)1298518148 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_104230 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/h1x5m5 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4672374 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3261249 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000002038 100 $a20160923h20072007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe professional literary agent in Britain, 1880-1920 /$fMary Ann Gillies 205 $a2nd ed. 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2007. 210 4$dİ2007 215 $a1 online resource (265 p.) 225 0 $aStudies in Book and Print Culture 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8020-9147-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWhy did the professional literary agent emerge in the 1880s? -- A.P. Watt : professional literary agent -- Establishing the agency model : George MacDonald and Watt -- Testing the agency model : "Lucas Malet" and Watt -- The second wave of agenting : J.B. Pinker -- The agent and "popular" literature : Somerville and Ross and Pinker -- Building a career : Joseph Conrad and Pinker. 330 1 $a"Breaking new ground in the study of British literary culture during an important, transitional period, this new work by Mary Ann Gillies focuses on the professional literary agent whose emergence in Britain around 1880 coincided with and accelerated the transformation of both publishing and authorship." "Like other recent studies in book and print culture, The Professional Literary Agent in Britain, 1880-1920 starts from the central premise that the business of authorship is inextricably linked with the aesthetics of literary praxis. Rather than provide a broad overview of the period, however, Gillies focuses on a specific figure, the professional literary agent. She then traces the influence of two prominent agents - A.P. Watt (generally acknowledged as the first professional literary agent) and J.B. Pinker (the leading figure in the second wave of agents) - focusing on their respective relationships with two key clients. The case studies not only provide insight into the business dynamics of the literary world at this time, but also illustrate the shifting definition of literature itself during the period."--Jacket 410 0$aStudies in book and print culture. 606 $aLiterary agents$zGreat Britain$vBiography 606 $aAuthors and publishers$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aAuthors and publishers$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aGrossbritannien$2gnd 607 $aGreat Britain$2fast 615 0$aLiterary agents 615 0$aAuthors and publishers$xHistory 615 0$aAuthors and publishers$xHistory 676 $a070.5/2 700 $aGillies$b Mary Ann$f1959-$01480720 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780673503321 996 $aThe professional literary agent in Britain, 1880-1920$93725899 997 $aUNINA