The Book Beautiful
Walter Pater and the House of Macmillan
1st Edition
Published on 13. January 2014
240 pages
978-1-4725-1372-4 (ISBN)
Description
The letters collected here comprise an important chapter in the life of Walter Pater's literary career. They record in great detail the relations between this Victorian man of letters and his publisher, Macmillan and Co. Specifically they illustrate how such discussions affected the form as well as the content of his books. The book provides a very full illustration and analysis of the crucial influence of the author-publisher relationship to literature.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4725-1372-4 (9781472513724)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
11/2013
Bloomsbury Academic
€191.80
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Person
Robert M. Seiler is Associate Professor Emeritus, Communication and Culture at the University of Calgary, Canada.
Content
Preface
Introduction
I. Beginnings
II. Daniel and Alexander
III. Victorian Bookmaking
IV. The House of Macmillan
V. Pater's Literary Career
VI. Concluding Remarks
A Note on the Text
The Letters
Explanatory Notes
Appendix
Works Cited
Index
Introduction
I. Beginnings
II. Daniel and Alexander
III. Victorian Bookmaking
IV. The House of Macmillan
V. Pater's Literary Career
VI. Concluding Remarks
A Note on the Text
The Letters
Explanatory Notes
Appendix
Works Cited
Index
