Shayne Husbands

The Early Roxburghe Club 1812-1835

Book Club Pioneers and the Advancement of English Literature

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Roxburghe Club, founded in 1812, has an unbroken publishing history from 1814 to the present day. This work offers a new narrative of the formative years of the Club and early nineteenth-century antiquarian culture and its relationship to the emergent popularity and status of English vernacular literature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 377g
• ISBN-13: 9781785272509
• ISBN-10: 1785272500
• Artikelnr.: 58086214

Autorenporträt

Shayne Husbands completed her doctoral studies from Cardiff University, UK. Her areas of research include the Roxburghe Club, bibliomania, Joseph Haslewood and the culture of early nineteenth-century book collecting. She has contributed to Manuscripts and Printed Books in Europe 1350-1550: Packaging, Presentation and Consumption (2013).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Persistence Of Myth
Chapter 2: Scandal, Libel And Satire
Chapter 3. The Roxburghe Club and the Politics of Class
Chapter 4: Politics, Religion, Money
Chapter 5. Club Members And Their Book Collections
Chapter 6. The Passion For Print
Chapter 7. The Literary Works Of The Roxburghe Club Members
Chapter 8. The Club Editions
Chapter 9: The Legacies Of The Club
Conclusion
Appendix 1: The Club Membership 1812- 1835 177
Appendix 2: Roxburghe Club Editions 1812- 1835
Bibliography
Index.