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American Literary History . Summer2020, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p365-373. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Three new studies of the history of reading, literacy, and publishing bring together reception studies and book history to offer a nuanced and multifaceted look at the varieties of reading culture in the US during the nineteenth century. This essay offers an overview of the current state of nineteenth-century reception studies and book history, and discusses A Literate South: Reading Before Emancipation (2019) by Beth Barton Schweiger; Colonial Revivals: The Nineteenth-Century Lives of Early American Books (2018) by Lindsay DiCuirci; and Books for Idle Hours: Nineteenth-Century Publishing and the Rise of Summer Reading (2019) by Donna Harrington-Lueker. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08967148
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Literary History
- Publication Type :
- Review
- Accession number :
- 143433311
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/alh/ajaa011