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The theory of the novel in England, 1850-1870

Narrative discourse : an essay in method

The Paradox of Fiction and the Ethics of Empathy: Reconceiving Dickens's Realism

Narrative theorists generally assume that narratees in novels are distinct from actual readers, as narrators are from authors. In early novels by Stowe, Gaskell, and Eliot, however, "engaging narra...

Toward a theory of the engaging narrator: earnest interventions in gaskell, stowe, and eliot

The Crisis of Action in Nineteenth-Century English Literature

kinds of periodicals should continue to publish their articles anonymously; the adoption of laws about how to define and protect literary property; and the adjudication of economic issues, like how writers should be compensated and who should determine the format and price of new works. By 1900, all of these matters had been addressed, and the literary field with which we are all familiar had begun to take shape: most periodical articles were signed; both domestic and international copyright laws had been adopted; the commission and half-pay systems of compensation had been replaced by a more equitable sharing of literary royalties; and the influence of the circulating libraries, as exemplified by the dominance of the tripledecker novel and prohibitively high book prices, was no more. One additional issue had to be resolved before the literary field assumed its modern form. This issue, made more urgent by the dramatic increase in the number and kinds of printed materials after mid century, involved the evaluation and, ultimately, the definition of "literature." After the repeal of the taxes on knowledge in the 1850s, numerous daily, weekly, and monthly periodicals rushed into print; their numbers were swelled by countless publications that were even more ephemeral and less expensive.2 In the face of this print avalanche, it began to seem imperative to decide a number of related questions: Who would be entrusted to discriminate good writing from bad? Who would establish the terms by which literary value would be assigned? And how would the groups who vied for this task

The theory of the novel in England, 1850-1870

Citations

Narrative discourse : an essay in method

The Paradox of Fiction and the Ethics of Empathy: Reconceiving Dickens's Realism

Toward a theory of the engaging narrator: earnest interventions in gaskell, stowe, and eliot

The Crisis of Action in Nineteenth-Century English Literature

Forgotten Writers, Neglected Histories: Charles Reade and the Nineteenth-Century Transformation of the British Literary Field

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