The Business of Literary Circles in Nineteenth-Century America

by David Dowling

Book Overview

Introduction As Merchants on the 'Change': The Economy of Literary Coteries, 1807-1864 PART I: LITERARY NEW YORKERS 'An Instinct for Gold': Irving's Knickerbockers Staff Bonds: Bonner's New York Ledger PART II: NEW ENGLAND CIRCLES 'The Section to Which We Belong': Emerson's Transcendentalists Boston and Beyond: Elizabeth Peabody's Promotional Practice PART III: POLITICAL ECONOMY: NORTH AND SOUTH Print Warriors: Garrison's Abolitionists Proslavery...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349292915
• ISBN13: 9781349292912
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"