Thackeray's skeptical narrative and the "perilous trade" of authorship
By: Judith L. Fisher.
Series: The nineteenth century; Nineteenth century (Aldershot, England)
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
Subjects: Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863 -- Technique.; Authors and readers -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.; Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- 19th century.; English language -- 19th century -- Rhetoric.; Reader-response criticism -- Great Britain.; Skepticism in literature.
Description: The perilous trade of authorship to which Thackeray refers in his famously succinct observation is the subject of Judith Fisher's study into skepticism and its literary connotations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [284]-291) and index.