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Sandra Tomc has written a provocative study of the importance of the figure of the eccentric writer to the growth of a market for literature in the antebellum United States. Her book offers a sophisticated account of the shaping force of discourses of authorship on the emerging market for literary works and a meticulously researched 'thick description' of what it was like for authors to inhabit this world." — Meredith McGill, Rutgers University

"This book is definitely on to something that will be debated and used by scholars to come, a way of rethinking the figure of the alienated author/artist. It is a highly worthwhile study and it will make a fine contribution to our understanding of American literature in the antebellum era." — Stephen Rachman, Michigan State University

Industry and the Creative Mind

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      Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/30/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780472118366, 978-0472118366
      ISBN10: 0472118366

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      Sandra Tomc has written a provocative study of the importance of the figure of the eccentric writer to the growth of a market for literature in the antebellum United States. Her book offers a sophisticated account of the shaping force of discourses of authorship on the emerging market for literary works and a meticulously researched 'thick description' of what it was like for authors to inhabit this world." — Meredith McGill, Rutgers University

      "This book is definitely on to something that will be debated and used by scholars to come, a way of rethinking the figure of the alienated author/artist. It is a highly worthwhile study and it will make a fine contribution to our understanding of American literature in the antebellum era." — Stephen Rachman, Michigan State University

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