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

• Autore: Frost Simon R.
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Pickering & Chatto, , 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 239 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 823.809355
• 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
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Supply -- Demand -- Commodity reading -- Business besides aesthetics -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The business of the novel
• ISBN: 1-315-65551-9; 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.: 9910824509203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Literary texts and the popular marketplace ; ; no. 1.