Advertising, subjectivity and the nineteenth-century novel : Dickens, Balzac and the language of the walls / Sara Thornton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thornton, Sara.

Series:

Palgrave studies in nineteenth-century writing and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870--Criticism and interpretation.

Dickens, Charles.

Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850--Criticism and interpretation.

Balzac, Honoré de.

Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850.

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.

Fiction--19th century--History and criticism.

Fiction.

Advertising in literature.

Advertising copy--History--19th century.

Advertising copy.

Books and reading--History--19th century.

Books and reading.

History.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xi, 214 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, [2009]

Summary:

"The language of the walls" is a central concept in this inquiry into advertising's influence on production and consumption of fiction from 1830-70. New systems of advertising (on hoardings, posters, in periodicals and novels) were changing reading practices and producing a new subject hailed by the text and image of the urban landscape. This study considers the first recognition of a "virtual" world, theorizes and historicizes a crucial moment in print culture and proposes new readings of key texts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230008328

0230008321

OCLC:

316431052