The grand chorus of complaint: authors and the business ethics of American publishing [book review]

Reeve, K (2011) The grand chorus of complaint: authors and the business ethics of American publishing [book review]. Times Higher Education.

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Abstract

The great literary question in the period between the American Revolution and the Civil War concerned the morality of the emerging and powerful publishing industry. Here, Michael Everton explores the tensions inherent in an industry of "cultural bankers" - as Pierre Bourdieu put it - along with authorship, as early print culture in the US was transformed from a gentlemanly pursuit into a hard-nosed modern business...

Item Type: Other
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN0441 Literary History
Divisions: School of Writing, Publishing and the Humanities
Date Deposited: 01 Dec 2017 17:21
Last Modified: 06 Jan 2022 19:50
URI / Page ID: https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/9117
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