Matthew Sangster, Living as an Author in the Romantic Period.

The main focus of the study "Living as an Author in the Romantic Period" is to explore the complexities of authorship during the Romantic era, challenging prevailing myths about the profession. Matthew Sangster examines the intertwined social and financial practices that authors navigated between 17...

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Publicado en:Romanticism Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 222 - 225
Autor principal: Fairclough, Mary
Formato: Book Review
Publicado: Edinburgh University Press Jul2025
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