Writing and Society

Writing and Society
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 211
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ISBN-10 : 9781134886654
ISBN-13 : 1134886659
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Book Synopsis Writing and Society by : Nigel Wheale

Download or read book Writing and Society written by Nigel Wheale and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-18 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing and Society is a stunning exploration of the relationship between the growth in popular literacy and the development of new readerships and the authors addressing them. It is the first single volume to provide a year-by-year chronology of political events in relation to cultural production. This overview of debates in literary critical theory and historiography includes facsimile pages with commentary from the most influential books of the period. The author describes and analyses: * the development of literacy by status, gender and region in Britain * structures of patronage and censorship * the fundamental role of the publishing industry * the relation between elite literary and popular cultures * and the remarkable growth of female literacy and publication.


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