Title: Thackeray's skeptical narrative and the "perilous trade" of authorship
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.
Subjects: Authors and readers, English language, History, Narration (Rhetoric), Reader-response criticism, Rhetoric, Skepticism in literature, Technique, English literature, history and criticism, 19th century, Criticism and interpretation, Scepticisme dans la littérature, Narration, Histoire, Anglais (Langue), Rhétorique, Esthétique de la réception, LITERARY CRITICISM, European, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Places: Great Britain
People: William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863)
Time periods: 19th century