Everywhere and nowhere : anonymity and mediation in eighteenth-century Britain / Mark Vareschi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vareschi, Mark, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anonymous writings, English--18th century--History and criticism.

Anonymous writings, English.

English literature--18th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

Authorship--Social aspects--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Authorship.

Book industries and trade--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Book industries and trade.

Anonyms and pseudonyms, English--History--18th century.

Anonyms and pseudonyms, English.

Authorship--Social aspects.

History.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

221 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2018]

Summary:

"Everywhere and Nowhere considers the ubiquity and near invisibility of both anonymity and mediation in the publication and circulation of literature. Anonymous authorship was typical of the time, yet literary critics and historians have been generally unable to account for anonymity as anything more than a footnote or curiosity. Bringing together history and media theory, Vareschi shows the entangled and mutually revealing relationship between mediation and anonymity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Everywhere and nowhere

Anonymous as author

"Acting plays" and "reading plays": Intermediation and anonymity

Attribution, circulation, and "Defoe"

Motive, intention, anonymity

Epilogue: Anonymity and media shift.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Vareschi, Mark, author. Everywhere and nowhere

ISBN:

9781517904067

1517904064

9781517904074

1517904072

OCLC:

1031047680