When novels were books /
Literary scholars have explained the rise of the Anglophone novel using a range of tools, from Ian Watt's theories to James Watt's inventions. Contrary to established narratives, When Novels Were Books reveals that the genre beloved of so many readers today was not born secular, national,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press,
2020.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Form and format
- Paper selves
- The character of steady sellers
- The rise of the text-network
- Printers, libraries, and lyrics
- Conclusion: The retroactive rise of the novel.
