Networks of reception in the eighteenth-century British press and Laurence Sterne / Mary Newbould.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newbould, Mary-Céline, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in eighteenth-century connections

Cambridge elements. Elements in eighteenth-century connections, 2632-5578

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768--Criticism and interpretation.

Sterne, Laurence.

Criticism--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Criticism.

Journalism and literature--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Journalism and literature.

Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Criticism and creativity characterised literary reception in eighteenth-century Britain. The press – periodicals, newspapers, and magazines – harboured the reviewing cultures belonging to the emerging professionalisation of literary criticism. It also provided highly fertile ground for creativity, including imitative items inspired by new publications, while critical reviews often incorporated parody. The press fostered experimentation among often anonymous reader-contributors, even while it facilitated the establishment of 'classic' works by recirculating well-known authors' names. Laurence Sterne's reception was energetically shaped by the interaction between critical and creative responses: the press played a major role in forging his status as an 'inimitable' author of note"-- Cambridge University Press.

Contents:

Introduction : networks of reception

Reviewing cultures

Excerpt culture

Creative reception

Conclusion : creating classics through the press.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge University Press, viewed November 10, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Newbould, Mary-Céline. Networks of reception in the eighteenth-century British press and Laurence Sterne

ISBN:

9781009238465

1009238469

9781009238472

1009238477

OCLC:

1527645365

Publisher Number:

CIPO000296005

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license