Fashioning the silver fork novel [electronic resource] / by Cheryl A. Wilson.
2012
PR830.S615 W55 2012eb
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Title
Fashioning the silver fork novel [electronic resource] / by Cheryl A. Wilson.
Author
Wilson, Cheryl A., 1979-
ISBN
9781848932081 electronic bk
1848932073
9781848932074
1848932073
9781848932074
Publication Details
London ; Brookfield, Vt. : Pickering & Chatto, 2012.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vii, 209 p.)
Call Number
PR830.S615 W55 2012eb
Summary
Fashion and celebrity may be twenty-first century obsessions, but they were also key concepts in Regency culture. Both celebrated and condemned for their popularity, silver fork novels were extremely prolific during this period. This study looks at the social and literary impact of this significant genre.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-206) and index.
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Literary texts and the popular marketplace ; no. 2.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Why silver fork? Why now?
The world of Ton
Formulating a genre
Educating readers
Being exclusive
Commercial texts
Literary contexts and afterlives.
The world of Ton
Formulating a genre
Educating readers
Being exclusive
Commercial texts
Literary contexts and afterlives.