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Writing Manuals For The Masses: The Rise Of The Literary Advice Industry From Quill To Keyboard

By Anneleen Masschelein , Dirk de Geest

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2021
ISBN
3030536130, 9783030536138, 9783030536145
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6491862 bytes)
Series
New Directions In Book History
Edition
1st Edition
Pages
418\418
Time added
2021-01-04 12:30:50
History of the Book

Description

This open access collection of essays examines the literary advice industry since its emergence in Anglo-American literary culture in the mid-nineteenth century within the context of the professionalization of the literary field and the continued debate on creative writing as art and craft. Often dismissed as commercial and stereotypical by authors and specialists alike, literary advice has nonetheless remained a flourishing business, embodying the unquestioned values of a literary system, but also functioning as a sign of a literary system in transition. Exploring the rise of new online amateur writing cultures in the twenty-first century, this collection of essays considers how literary advice proliferates globally, leading to new forms and genres.

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