Writing for the street, writing in the garret : Melville, Dickinson, and private publication / Michael Kearns

Author: Kearns, Michael S., 1947-
Published: Columbus : Ohio State University Press, [2010]
Copyright Date: ©2010
Physical Description: xii, 171 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Contents

Marketing by mug -- The "endless riband of foolscap" and publishing by manuscript -- "Firmament" or "fin" : copyright, authority, and ownership -- "The brain is just the weight of God" : hand, mind, and manuscript -- Not "convenient to carry in the hand" : commercializing Melville and Dickinson in the twentieth century.

Subject(s)

Melville, Herman, 1819-1891—Political and social views
Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886—Political and social views
American literature—19th century—History and criticism
Authorship—History—19th century
Authorship—Sociological aspects

ISBN

9780814211403 (cloth : alk. paper)
0814211402 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780814292396 (cd-rom)
0814292399 (cd-rom)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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