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Art and Money in the Writings of Tobias Smollett
William Gibson
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Hardback. Series: Bucknell Studies in Eighteenth Century Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 227 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 508.
Shedding new light on a misunderstood master, this study situates Tobias Smollett (1721-1771) as a key witness to the birth of the modern commercial art market. Focusing on the aesthetic issues of taste, luxury, commercialism, as well as aesthetics itself, William L. Gibson examines Smollett's histories and non-fiction writing as well as his novels to open a panorama on the eighteenth-century art world. Art and Money in the Writings of Tobias Smollett demonstrates how Smollett's articles on fine art for the Critical Review (1756-63) straddle the fence between advertisements and art criticism, and create snapshots of the role periodical publishing ... Read more
Shedding new light on a misunderstood master, this study situates Tobias Smollett (1721-1771) as a key witness to the birth of the modern commercial art market. Focusing on the aesthetic issues of taste, luxury, commercialism, as well as aesthetics itself, William L. Gibson examines Smollett's histories and non-fiction writing as well as his novels to open a panorama on the eighteenth-century art world. Art and Money in the Writings of Tobias Smollett demonstrates how Smollett's articles on fine art for the Critical Review (1756-63) straddle the fence between advertisements and art criticism, and create snapshots of the role periodical publishing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
Series
Bucknell Studies in Eighteenth Century Literature and Culture
Number of Pages
227
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611482478
SKU
V9781611482478
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About William Gibson
William L. Gibson teaches at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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