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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 578
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Brother Jonathan--extra
Author: Brother Jonathan
Author: A Weekly Compend of Belles Lettres and the Fine Arts, Standard Literature, and General Intelligence
Author: Horatio Hastings WeldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
HCA Comics Dallas Auction Catalog #824
Author: Publisher: Heritage Capital Corporation
ISBN: 9781599671338
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Carnival on the Page
Author: Isabelle LehuuPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 0807860824
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
In the decades before the Civil War, American society witnessed the emergence of a new form of print culture, as penny papers, mammoth weeklies, giftbooks, fashion magazines, and other ephemeral printed materials brought exuberance and theatricality to public culture and made the practice of reading more controversial. For a short yet pivotal period, argues Isabelle Lehuu, the world of print was turned upside down. Unlike the printed works of the eighteenth century, produced to educate and refine, the new media aimed to entertain a widening yet diversified public of men and women. As they gained popularity among American readers, these new print forms provoked fierce reactions from cultural arbiters who considered them transgressive. No longer the manly art of intellectual pursuit, reading took on new meaning; reading for pleasure became an act with the power to silently disrupt the social order. Neither just an epilogue to an earlier age of scarce books and genteel culture nor merely a prologue to the late nineteenth century and its mass culture and commercial literature, the antebellum era marked a significant passage in the history of books and reading in the United States, Lehuu argues. Originally published 2000. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Poe and the Printed Word
Author: Kevin J. HayesPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139426729
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Edgar Allan Poe continues to be a fascinating literary figure to students and scholars alike. Increasingly the focus of study pushes beyond the fright and amusement of his famous tales and seeks to locate the author within the culture of his time. In Poe and the Printed Word, Kevin Hayes explores the relationship between various facets of print culture and Poe's writings. His study provides a fuller picture of Poe's life and works by examining how the publishing opportunities of his time influenced his development as a writer. Hayes demonstrates how Poe employed different methods of publication as a showcase for his verse, criticism and fiction. Beginning with Poe's early exposure to the printed word, and ending with the ambitious magazine and book projects of his final years, this reappraisal of Poe's career provides an engaging account that is part biography, part literary history and part history of the book.
The Butchers of Ghent, Or, El Maestro Del Campo
Author: Félix BogaertsAutobiography of a Pocket-handkerchief
Author: James Fenimore CooperPublisher:
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Category : Handkerchiefs
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Sale Catalogues
Author: American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (Firm)Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1302
Book Description
Catalogue of English Prose Fiction, Including Juveniles and Translations
Author: Brooklyn Public LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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