The Business of the Novel: Economics, Aesthetics and the Case of Middlemarch

by Simon R Frost

Overview

This study shows how aesthetics and economics have been combined in a great work of literature. Frost examines the history of Middlemarch’s composition and publication within the context of Victorian demand, then goes on to consider the interpretation, reception and consumption of the book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138661622
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/21/2016
Series:	Literary Texts and the Popular Marketplace
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Coordination of Economic and Aesthetic Practices; Chapter 2 Coordination of Economic and Aesthetic Discourses; Chapter 3 End-Users and Readers; Chapter 4 Shoppers; Chapter 5 Contextual Wants; Chapter 6 A Commodity Reading of Middlemarch; Chapter 7 Good for the Audience; Chapter 8 Rival Books and Products; conclusion Conclusion;