The Work of Writing : Literature and Social Change in Britain, 1700-1830
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"Once again, Siskin has pulled it off brilliantly. I do not know how complicated the historicist's task will be ten years from now, but I am sure that Siskin will be taking it on, breaking new ground well ahead of the rest of us." -- Eighteenth-Century Fiction
"Despite the ferociously abstract character of these subjects, Siskin is always able to exemplify and particularize." -- James Thompson, Novel
"Siskin's already influential book goes even further, raising serious questions about the methodologies and founding principles of print-culture research." -- Nicholas Hudson, Eighteenth-Century Life
"What is most striking about this book is its sense of the intricacy and mobility of the connections between these changing categories of knowing and working -- disciplinarity, professionalism, and Literature." -- Paul Keen, Épilogue
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"Siskin's book proposes an entirely original synthesis. It draws very creatively upon recent discussions in a number of disciplines, chiefly literary studies broadly conceived. The scholarship is excellent, using both primary materials and recent research to brilliant advantage." -- John Bender, Stanford University
The Work of Writing : Literature and Social Change in Britain, 1700-1830
The Work of Writing: Literature and Social Change in Britain, 1700-1830,Clifford Siskin,The Johns Hopkins University Press,0801862841,Books & Reading,English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,Literary Criticism,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Literature: Classics,English,Literary studies: 16th to 18th centuries,Literary studies: 19th century,Nature / General,Social history,United Kingdom, Great Britain,c 1700 to c 1800,c 1800 to c 1900
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