Title: The business of literary circles in nineteenth-century America
Description: David Dowling explores the economics of professional authorship--the contiguity between business practice and aesthetic principle--in the most significant literary circles of the American nineteenth century. This comprehensive study ranges from Irving's Knickerbockers, Emerson's Transcendentalists, and Garrison's abolitionists to the popular serial fiction writers for Robert Bonner's New York Ledger--to unearth surprising convergences between such seemingly disparate circles.
Subjects: Literature and society, History and criticism, American literature, American Authors, Economic conditions, Authors and publishers, Authorship, History, American literature, history and criticism, 19th century, Authors, american, United states, history, 19th century, Social aspects, Economic aspects, LITERARY CRITICISM, American, General
Places: United States
Time periods: 19th century