The Work of Writing
Author | : Clifford Siskin |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1999-11-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 0801862841 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780801862847 |
Rating | : 4/5 (847 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Work of Writing written by Clifford Siskin and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1999-11-26 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work documents the growing professionalisation of writing in the 1700s, as well as the ways in which both nationalist and entrepreneurial impulses worked to exclude women writers from the new category of professional writer in the 19th century.