Title The most disreputable trade : publishing the classics of English poetry, 1765-1810 / Thomas F. Bonnell

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume) Contents Our native classics, complete and uniform -- The Elzevirs of Glasgow : Robert and Andrew Foulis -- William Creech and John Boyle : the classics spread across Scotland -- John Bell's little trifling edition revisited -- Johnson's prefaces and Bell's connected system of biography -- The best judges of vendible poetry : William Strahan, Joseph Wenman, et al. -- Robert Anderson's comprehensive view of English poetry -- Charles Cooke's pocket library -- John Sharpe and Alexander Chalmers : a body of standard English poetry -- Splinter canons, fugitives, and empire Summary This title probes the origins of mass-market series of literary 'classics'. Highly informative about the book trade in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Bonnell's study is also rich in details about book illustration, copyright law, canon formation, consumer culture, and the history of reading Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes Notes Print version record Subject Literature publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century Literature publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century English literature -- Publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century English literature -- Publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Poetry -- Publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century Poetry -- Publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Publishers and publishing -- Great Britain -- History Monographic series -- Publishing -- Great Britain -- History Books and reading -- Great Britain -- History Canon (Literature) LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Publishing. Books and reading Canon (Literature) English literature -- Publishing Literature publishing Monographic series -- Publishing Poetry -- Publishing Publishers and publishing Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2007046144 ISBN 9780191559730 0191559733 1281341290 9781281341297 9781435642263 1435642260 9786611341299 6611341293

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