The literary correspondences of the Tonsons / edited by Stephen Bernard.
The literary correspondences of the Tonsons / edited by Stephen Bernard.
The literary correspondences of the Tonsons / edited by Stephen Bernard.
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Publisher
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Call Numbers
G 2017/6318
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxi, 386 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Calendar of letters -- The literary correspondences of the Tonsons -- Appendix : complete calendar of extant letters.
Publication information
Publisher
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2015.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This edition presents the literary correspondences of the Tonsons, that is, those letters which shed light on the functioning of their publishing house, the rise of the author, the creation of literature, literary canons, and what Abigail Willilams calls 'Whig literary culture.' It also provides exemplary letters from Tonson's retirement which sho...
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Full title
The literary correspondences of the Tonsons / edited by Stephen Bernard.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Notes
General note
Correspondence of publishers Jacob Tonson the Elder and Jacob Tonson the Younger with 18th-century literary figures such as John Dryden, Joseph Addison, Alexander Pope, and others.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-359) and index.
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©2015
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Call Numbers
G 2017/6318
Record Identifier
74VKVGKyyE43
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVGKyyE43
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ISBN
0198700857 (hbk.)
9780198700852 (hbk.)
DDC
826.506
MMS ID
991024151740802626
