Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
29.06.2019
Herausgeber
Isaac DisraeliVerlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
470
Maße (L/B/H)
21,6/14/2,8 cm
Gewicht
658 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-89265-61-3
Step into the back rooms of letters. Where reputations are made and unmade. Secrets hide in the footnotes. In Curiosities of Literature (Volume III), Isaac Disraeli continues his literary essays collection with a brisk parade of literary history anecdotes, bibliographical puzzles, and sharp portraits of the reading world. This bibliographical anecdotes anthology ranges from the fate of rare books and manuscripts to the odd turns of authors and publishing curiosities: lost attributions, editorial quarrels, suppressed works, and the unpredictable ways taste and fashion steer the canon. Written in lucid 19th century British prose and steeped in Regency era literary culture, these essays reward browsing as much as deep study, linking bookish gossip to enduring questions of authorship, originality, and literary reputation. Readers who savour Samuel Johnson literary essays will recognise the same relish for argument and moral insight, carried here into a wider cabinet of print culture. Disraeli writes as a delighted antiquary, turning marginalia into drama and showing how criticism, commerce, and personality collide on every page, often unexpectedly together. A classic reprint edition for the shelf and the desk, this volume serves as a reference for literature students and a research source for writers, critics, and anyone drawn to the hidden machinery behind books. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike, and an essential piece of the complete Curiosities of Literature.
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