Title American authors and the literary marketplace since 1900 / James L.W. West III

Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1990, ©1988

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Description 1 online resource (172 pages) Series A Publication of the A.S.W. Rosenbach fellowship in bibliography Publication of the A.S.W. Rosenbach fellowship in bibliography. Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Authorship -- Chapter 2. Publishing -- Chapter 3. Distribution -- Chapter 4. The Editor -- Chapter 5. The Agent -- Chapter 6. The Magazine Market -- Chapter 7. Subsidiary fights -- Permissions -- Bibliography -- Index Summary This book examines literary authorship in the twentieth century and covers such topics as publishing, book distribution, the trade editor, the literary agent, the magazine market, subsidiary rights, and the blockbuster mentality Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-163) and index Subject Literature publishing -- United States -- History -- 20th century Authors and publishers -- United States -- History -- 20th century Authors and readers -- United States -- History -- 20th century American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism Books and reading -- United States -- History -- 20th century American literature Authors and publishers Authors and readers Books and reading Literature publishing United States Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 0812204530 9780812204537

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