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Author McLaughlin, Kevin, 1959-

Title Paperwork : fiction and mass mediacy in the Paper Age / Kevin McLaughlin.

Publication Info. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2005]
©2005

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 Moore Stacks  PR868.C25 M37 2005    Available  ---
Description 181 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Series Critical authors & issues
Critical authors & issues.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-176) and index.
Contents Frequently cited texts. -- Introduction: Apparitions of paper. -- Distraction in America: paper, money, Poe. -- Off the map: Stevenson's Polynesian fiction. -- Transatlantic connections: "Paper language" in Melville. -- The paper state: collective breakdown in Dickens's Bleak house. -- Pretending to read: Hardy's The mayor of Casterbridge. -- Afterword: The novel collective.
Subject English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
English fiction.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Capitalism and literature -- English-speaking countries -- History -- 19th century.
Capitalism and literature.
English-speaking countries.
History.
Literature publishing -- English-speaking countries -- History -- 19th century.
Literature publishing.
Mass media -- English-speaking countries -- History -- 19th century.
Mass media.
American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
American fiction.
Economics and literature -- English-speaking countries.
Economics and literature.
Paper money -- English-speaking countries.
Paper money.
Economics in literature.
Economics in literature.
Money in literature.
Money in literature.
Other Form: Online version: McLaughlin, Kevin, 1959- Paperwork. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2005 (OCoLC)648769017
ISBN 0812238885 cloth alkaline paper
9780812238884 cloth alkaline paper