Romantic Fiction and Literary Excess in the Minerva Press Era

"In the Romantic period, more novels were published in England than ever before. This book offers scholars and book historians a new perspective on the effects of this change, showing how this age of mass production inspired both critique and innovation among authors, publishers, readers and reviewers"--

List of contents

Introduction: the Minerva Press era; 1. Minerva's writers and reviewers; 2. Godwin, Bage, Parsons, and novels as they are; 3. Imitating Ann Radcliffe 4. Hannah More's Cœlebs and the novel of the moment; 5. Fiction as fashion from Belinda to Miss Byron; 6. Walter Scott's industrial antiques; Epilogue: remainders.

About the author

Hannah Doherty Hudson is Associate Professor of English at Suffolk University in Boston.

Summary

In the Romantic period, more novels were published in England than ever before. This book offers scholars and book historians a new perspective on the effects of this change, showing how this age of mass production inspired both critique and innovation among authors, publishers, readers and reviewers.

Foreword

Explores the Romantic conviction that there were 'too many' novels and shows how this belief transformed the publication of fiction.

Product details

• Authors: Hannah Doherty Hudson, Hannah Doherty (Suffolk University Hudson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2023
• EAN: 9781009321969
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0932196-9
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Romanticism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; England, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, C 1700 To C 1800, Publishing industry & book trade, Publishing and book trade