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With the expansion of the publishing industry between the 16th and 18th centuries, reading for pleasure became possible for an increasing number of people. This work examines the proliferation of romances in early modern England, as well as their vilification by elite writers.

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Of great interest... convincing. Arthuriana

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Note on References List of Figures Introduction 1. "Growne so ordinarie": Producing Robert Greene's Pandosto and Philip Sidney's Arcadia, 1585-92 2. Social Things: Commodifying Pandosto, 1592-1640 3. Raw Materials: Re-commodifying Dorastus and Fawnia and The Winter's Tale, 1623-1843 4. The Romance of Service: Consuming Dorastus and Fawnia and Samuel Richardson's Clarissa, 1615--1762 Epilogue Appendix A: Pandosto Prose Versions Appendix B: Pandosto Verse Versions Notes Index

Reading Popular Romance in Early Modern England

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A Paperback / softback by Lori Humphrey Newcomb


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    Publisher: Columbia University Press
    Publication Date: 26/12/2001
    ISBN13: 9780231123792, 978-0231123792
    ISBN10: 0231123795
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    With the expansion of the publishing industry between the 16th and 18th centuries, reading for pleasure became possible for an increasing number of people. This work examines the proliferation of romances in early modern England, as well as their vilification by elite writers.

    Trade Review
    Of great interest... convincing. Arthuriana

    Table of Contents
    Acknowledgments Note on References List of Figures Introduction 1. "Growne so ordinarie": Producing Robert Greene's Pandosto and Philip Sidney's Arcadia, 1585-92 2. Social Things: Commodifying Pandosto, 1592-1640 3. Raw Materials: Re-commodifying Dorastus and Fawnia and The Winter's Tale, 1623-1843 4. The Romance of Service: Consuming Dorastus and Fawnia and Samuel Richardson's Clarissa, 1615--1762 Epilogue Appendix A: Pandosto Prose Versions Appendix B: Pandosto Verse Versions Notes Index

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