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The Poetical Works of Robert Dodsley. With the Life of the Author. Cooke's Edition. Embellished with Superb Engravings
Author: The Poetical Works of Robert Dodsley
Author: Robert DodsleyPublisher:
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 247
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The Poetical Works of Robert Dodsley
Author: Robert DodsleyPublisher:
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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The Poetical Works of Robert Dodsley
Author: Robert DodsleyThe Poetical Works of Robert Dodsley. With the Life of the Author ... Embellished with Superb Engravings
Author: Robert DodsleyGeneral catalogue of printed books
Author: British museum. Dept. of printed booksPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 504
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The Most Disreputable Trade
Author: Thomas F. BonnellPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191559733
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
A publishing phenomenon began in Glasgow in 1765. Uniform pocket editions of the English Poets printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis formed the first link in a chain of literary products that has grown ever since, as we see from series like Penguin Classics and Oxford World Classics. Bonnell explores the origins of this phenomenon, analysing more than a dozen multi-volume poetry collections that sprang from the British press over the next half century. Why such collections flourished so quickly, who published them, what forms they assumed, how they were marketed and advertised, how they initiated their readers into the rites of mass-market consumerism, and what role they played in the construction of a national literature are all questions central to the study. The collections played out against an epic battle over copyright law, and involved fierce contention for market share in the 'classics' among rival publishers. It brought despair to the most powerful of London printers, William Strahan, who prophesied that competition of this nature would ruin bookselling, turning it into 'the most pitiful, beggarly, precarious, unprofitable, and disreputable Trade in Britain'. Samuel Johnson's Lives of the Poets were part of such a collection, dubbed 'Johnson's Poets'. The third edition of this collection, published in 1810, brought the national project to its high water mark: it contained 129 poets, plus extensive translations from the Greek and Roman classics. By this point, all the features that characterize modern series of vernacular classics had been established, and never since has such an ambitious expression of the poetic canon been repeated, as Bonnell shows by peering forward into the nineteenth century and beyond. Based on work with archival materials, newspapers, handbills, prospectuses, and above all the books themselves, Bonnell's findings shed light on all aspects of the book trade. Valuable bibliographical data is presented regarding every collection, forming an indispensable resource for future work on the history of the English poetry canon.
The Huntington Library Quarterly
Author: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art GalleryPublisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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The Rise of Robert Dodsley
Author: Harry M. SolomonPublisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809316519
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The new biography of the publisher and bookseller who premiered the work of Alexander Pope and Samuel Johnson deftly integrates Dodsley's life story with the literary transition from court patronage to the age of print that paved the way for the Romantic movement of the 19th century. Solomon (English, Auburn U.) details the unique circumstances that led Dodsley from his position as a weaver's apprentice to his career as a playwright, culminating in his last incarnation as one of the most influential literary forces of his time. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Dodsley