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02625aam a2200421 a 4500 001 CF60AE80DAE011E39FFAC3B9DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140513155358 008 120323s2012 enka b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2012493960 020 $a 1848931948 (acid-free paper) 020 $a 9781848931947 (acid-free paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)762688366 040 $a ERASA $b eng $c ERASA $d DLC $d YDXCP $d UKMGB $d BTCTA $d NLE $d BWX $d N15 $d CUV $d IUL $d CDX $d DEBBG $d IQU $d FDA $d OCLCA $d OCLCQ $d SILO 042 $a lccopycat 043 $a e-uk--- 050 00 $a PR878.E37 $b F76 2012 100 1 $a Frost, Simon R. 245 14 $a The business of the novel : $b economics, aesthetics and the case of Middlemarch / $c by Simon R. Frost. 246 30 $a Economics, aesthetics and the case of Middlemarch 260 $a London ; $b Pickering & Chatto, $c 2012. 300 $a xi, 239 p. : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Literary texts and the popular marketplace ; $v no. 1 520 $a "This study shows how aesthetics and economics have been combined in a great work of literature. Widely acknowledged as one of the great English novels, Middlemarch was published at a time which saw the emergence of a commodity-based culture. Frost examines the history of Middlemarch's composition and publication within the context of Victorian demand, then goes on to consider the interpretation, reception and consumption of the book. Reader experience and rival publications are explored alongside a 'commodity reading' of the novel. The study will be of value to scholars of book history, economics and material culture"--Page 4 of cover. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-232) and index. 505 0 $a Supply -- Demand -- Commodity reading -- Business besides aesthetics -- Conclusion. 650 0 $a Economics and literature $z Great Britain $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Literature publishing $z Great Britain $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Authors and readers $z Great Britain $x History $y 19th century. 600 10 $a Eliot, George, $d 1819-1880. $t Middlemarch. 600 10 $a Eliot, George, $d 1819-1880 $x History $z Great Britain $x History $y 19th century. 830 0 $a Literary texts and the popular marketplace ; $v no. 1. 856 41 $3 Table of contents $u http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=024686825&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826055925.0 952 $l PRAX771 $d 20140513160429.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CF60AE80DAE011E39FFAC3B9DAD10320 994 $a Z0 $b IODInitiate Another SILO Locator Search