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The author argues that, as the conditions of literary production shifted from a patronage system to an open market, the traditional means by which authors measured their success and acquired their credentials changed as well.

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Introduction; 1. Review criticism and reading: 1749-75; 2. 'I wrote not to be fed but to be famous' Laurence Sterne; 3. 'He never gives us nothis that's low' Oliver Goldsmith; 4. 'It is better to be envied than despised' Tobias Smollett; 5. 'Our last expedient': female literary careers; Notes; Works cited; Index.

The Fame Machine Book Reviewing and

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      Publisher: Stanford University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/04/1996
      ISBN13: 9780804725637, 978-0804725637
      ISBN10: 0804725632

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The author argues that, as the conditions of literary production shifted from a patronage system to an open market, the traditional means by which authors measured their success and acquired their credentials changed as well.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. Review criticism and reading: 1749-75; 2. 'I wrote not to be fed but to be famous' Laurence Sterne; 3. 'He never gives us nothis that's low' Oliver Goldsmith; 4. 'It is better to be envied than despised' Tobias Smollett; 5. 'Our last expedient': female literary careers; Notes; Works cited; Index.

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