publishing the classics of English poetry, 1765-1810 /
Thomas F. Bonnell.
New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
1 online resource (1 volume)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.
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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.
Most disreputable trade.
0199532206
Books and reading-- Great Britain-- History.
Canon (Literature)
English literature-- Publishing-- Great Britain-- History-- 18th century.
English literature-- Publishing-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century.
Literature publishing-- Great Britain-- History-- 18th century.
Literature publishing-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century.
Monographic series-- Publishing-- Great Britain-- History.
Poetry-- Publishing-- Great Britain-- History-- 18th century.
Poetry-- Publishing-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century.
Publishers and publishing-- Great Britain-- History.