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- catalog abstract "Conventional literary history has virtually ignored the role of newspaper syndicates in publishing some of the most famous nineteenth-century writers. Stephen Crane, Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Mark Twain were among those who offered their fiction to "syndicates," firms which subsequently sold the work to newspapers across America for simultaneous, first-time publication. This decentralized process profoundly affected not only the economics of publishing, but also the relationship between authors, texts, and readers. In this, the first full-length study of this publishing phenomenon, Charles Johanningsmeier evaluates the unique site of interaction syndicates occupied between readers and texts. He shows how the economic practicalities of the syndicate system influenced the consumption and interpretation of various literary texts, and through a wealth of historical detail helps revise our understanding of what the term "literary history" can legitimately encompass. He explores the vital role the syndicates played in the professionalization of the literary sphere; they constitute, he argues, a transitional moment between the highly centralized literary publishers of the early nineteenth century, and the emergence of mass-market magazines which accompanied the growth of industrial capitalism. Johanningsmeier's study provides a literary and historical context for understanding the ordinary reader's response to crucial developments in nineteenth-century writing.".
- catalog contributor b10133503.
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description "Conventional literary history has virtually ignored the role of newspaper syndicates in publishing some of the most famous nineteenth-century writers. Stephen Crane, Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Mark Twain were among those who offered their fiction to "syndicates," firms which subsequently sold the work to newspapers across America for simultaneous, first-time publication. This decentralized process profoundly affected not only the economics of publishing, but also the relationship between authors, texts, and readers. In this, the first full-length study of this publishing phenomenon, Charles Johanningsmeier evaluates the unique site of interaction syndicates occupied between readers and texts.".
- catalog description "He shows how the economic practicalities of the syndicate system influenced the consumption and interpretation of various literary texts, and through a wealth of historical detail helps revise our understanding of what the term "literary history" can legitimately encompass. He explores the vital role the syndicates played in the professionalization of the literary sphere; they constitute, he argues, a transitional moment between the highly centralized literary publishers of the early nineteenth century, and the emergence of mass-market magazines which accompanied the growth of industrial capitalism. Johanningsmeier's study provides a literary and historical context for understanding the ordinary reader's response to crucial developments in nineteenth-century writing.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction. Newspaper syndicates of the late nineteenth century: overlooked forces in the American literary marketplace -- 1. Preparing the way for the syndicates: a revolution in American fiction production, distribution, and readership, 1860-1900 -- 2. The pioneers: readyprint, plate service, and early galley-proof syndicates -- 3. The heyday of American fiction syndication: Irving Bacheller, S.S. McClure, and other independent syndicators -- 4. What literary syndicates represented to authors: saviours, dictators, or something in-between? -- 5. What price must authors pay? The negotiations between galley-proof syndicates and authors -- 6. Pleasing the customers: the balance of power between syndicates and newspaper editors.".
- catalog extent "xi, 284 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0521497108".
- catalog isPartOf "Cambridge studies in publishing and printing history".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog subject "071/.3 20".
- catalog subject "American newspapers History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "PN4864 .J64 1997".
- catalog subject "Serialized fiction History and criticism.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction. Newspaper syndicates of the late nineteenth century: overlooked forces in the American literary marketplace -- 1. Preparing the way for the syndicates: a revolution in American fiction production, distribution, and readership, 1860-1900 -- 2. The pioneers: readyprint, plate service, and early galley-proof syndicates -- 3. The heyday of American fiction syndication: Irving Bacheller, S.S. McClure, and other independent syndicators -- 4. What literary syndicates represented to authors: saviours, dictators, or something in-between? -- 5. What price must authors pay? The negotiations between galley-proof syndicates and authors -- 6. Pleasing the customers: the balance of power between syndicates and newspaper editors.".
- catalog title "Fiction and the American literary marketplace : the role of newspaper syndicates, 1860-1900 / Charles Johanningsmeier.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".