Pegasus in Harness

by Peter L. Shillingsburg

In this fresh look at the relationship between an author and his publishers, Peter L. Shillingsburg reassesses W.M. Thackeray's writing within the context of the Victorian marketplace. He explores the forces under which Thackeray wrote, and addresses the broader question of the extent to which authors are free to invent their books given the influences of theoretical trends and the publishing marketplace. Rejecting both the Romantic notion of the autonomous genius and the Marxist concept of social and economic determinism, Shillingsburg presents a concept of the artist as being, simultaneously, bound and free, a Pegasus in harness.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813913977
• ISBN13: 9780813913971
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"