The author's effects : on writer's house museums / Nicola J. Watson.
2020
PN34
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Title
The author's effects : on writer's house museums / Nicola J. Watson.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780191886751 (electronic book)
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Call Number
PN34
Dewey Decimal Classification
809.074
Summary
A fascinating account of the emergence of the writer's house museum over the course of the nineteenth century in Britain, Europe, and North America. It considers the museum as a cultural form and asks why it appeared and how it has constructed authorial afterlife for readers individually and collectively.
Note
A fascinating account of the emergence of the writer's house museum over the course of the nineteenth century in Britain, Europe, and North America. It considers the museum as a cultural form and asks why it appeared and how it has constructed authorial afterlife for readers individually and collectively.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Audience
Specialized.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 17, 2020).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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