The business of the novel [[electronic resource] ] : economics, aesthetics and the case of Middlemarch / / by Simon R. Frost

• Autore: Frost Simon R
• Pubblicazione: London, : Pickering & Chatto, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 823.8
• Soggetto topico: Economics and literature - Great Britain - History - 19th century; Literature publishing - Great Britain - History - 19th century; Authors and readers - Great Britain - History - 19th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgements; List of Figures and Tables; Abbreviation; Introduction; Coordination of Economic and Aesthetic Practices; Coordination of Economic and Aesthetic Discourses; End-Users and Readers; Shoppers; Contextual Wants; A Commodity Reading of Middlemarch; Good for the Audience; Rival Books and Products; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This study shows how aesthetics and economics have been combined in a great work of literature. Frost examines the history of Middlemarch's composition and publication within the context of Victorian demand, then goes on to consider the interpretation, reception and consumption of the book.
• Titolo autorizzato: The business of the novel
• ISBN: 1-317-32229-0; 1-317-32230-4; 1-283-39419-7; 9786613394194; 1-84893-195-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457795703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Literary texts and the popular marketplace ; ; no. 1.