Early Modern Prose Fiction - The Cultural Politics of Reading (Hardcover)

Early modern prose fiction had a huge impact on the social and economic fabric of the time. It created a new culture of reading and writing for pleasure which became accessible to those previously excluded from such activities (primarily women and the working classes), resulting in a significant challenge to existing class structures.
Each of the essays in this exciting collection considers the reciprocal relation of early modern prose fiction to class distinctions, examining factors such as:
- The impact of prose fiction on the social, political and economic fabric of early modern England
- The way in which a growing emphasis on literacy allowed for increased class mobility and newly flexible notions of class
- How the popularity of reading and the subsequent demand for books led to the production and marketing of books as an industry
- Complications for critics of prose fiction, as it began to be considered an inferior and trivial art form
- The development of the genre of romance fiction and the emerging sense of 'nation' and 'nationalism' that accompanied it
Emphasizing the significance of early modern prose fiction as a hybrid genre that absorbed cultural, ideological, and historical strands of the age, this fascinating study brings together an outstanding cast of critics including: Sheila T. Cavanaugh, Stephen Guy-Bray, Mary Ellen Lamb, Joan Pong Linton, Steve Mentz, Constance C. Relihan, Goran V. Stanivukovic with an afterword from Arthur Kinney.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2006
First published:	December 2006
Editors:	Naomi Conn Liebler
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-35840-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	0-415-35840-X
Barcode:	9780415358408

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