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The Age of Authors

The Age of Authors An Anthology of Eighteenth-Century Print Culture

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Publisher's Synopsis

Eighteenth-century critics differed about almost everything, but if there was one point on which they almost universally agreed, it was that they were living through an age of extraordinary change. The texts in this collection respond to a series of fundamental questions about the changing nature of the literary field during a tumultuous age: What types of writing mattered in a thriving commercial nation? What kinds of knowledge ought literature to offer, if it was to continue to be relevant? What did it mean to be an author in this busy modern world, and what sorts of social distinction should authors expect to enjoy?

The Age of Authors explores the complexity, sophistication, and creativity with which the eighteenth century literary community (or "republic of letters") responded to the challenges of the time.

Book information

ISBN: 9781554810925
Publisher: Broadview Press
Imprint: Broadview Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 828.50808
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 488
Weight: 632g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 23mm