Authorship in the eighteenth century
This essay looks at different questions facing authorship in the eighteenth century, from the widespread use of anonymity, and its consequences; the perception of an over-abundance of authors, and the related fear of a massive cultural decline; the ways in which an authorial canon could have been mo...
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| description | This essay looks at different questions facing authorship in the eighteenth century, from the widespread use of anonymity, and its consequences; the perception of an over-abundance of authors, and the related fear of a massive cultural decline; the ways in which an authorial canon could have been more arbitrary and less comprehensive than a modern day equivalent; the manner in which poetic representations of authorship sought to compete with, and pre-empt other criticisms and versions of the self; the extensive use of self-reflexivity in fiction, intended to guide and misguide the reader; and the consequences of the growing interest in authorship as a reflection of personality and celebrity. |
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| spelling | nottingham-325192020-05-04T20:09:48Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32519/ Authorship in the eighteenth century Rounce, Adam This essay looks at different questions facing authorship in the eighteenth century, from the widespread use of anonymity, and its consequences; the perception of an over-abundance of authors, and the related fear of a massive cultural decline; the ways in which an authorial canon could have been more arbitrary and less comprehensive than a modern day equivalent; the manner in which poetic representations of authorship sought to compete with, and pre-empt other criticisms and versions of the self; the extensive use of self-reflexivity in fiction, intended to guide and misguide the reader; and the consequences of the growing interest in authorship as a reflection of personality and celebrity. Oxford University Press 2015-03 Article PeerReviewed Rounce, Adam (2015) Authorship in the eighteenth century. Oxford Handbooks Online . Authorship; fiction; poetry; satire; biography; literary history; anonymity; Jonathan Swift; Samuel Johnson; Alexander Pope http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935338.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199935338-e-38 doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935338.013.38 doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935338.013.38 |
| spellingShingle | Authorship; fiction; poetry; satire; biography; literary history; anonymity; Jonathan Swift; Samuel Johnson; Alexander Pope Rounce, Adam Authorship in the eighteenth century |
| title | Authorship in the eighteenth century |
| title_full | Authorship in the eighteenth century |
| title_fullStr | Authorship in the eighteenth century |
| title_full_unstemmed | Authorship in the eighteenth century |
| title_short | Authorship in the eighteenth century |
| title_sort | authorship in the eighteenth century |
| topic | Authorship; fiction; poetry; satire; biography; literary history; anonymity; Jonathan Swift; Samuel Johnson; Alexander Pope |
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