Fame and failure 1720-1800 : the unfulfilled literary life /

Rounce, Adam.

Fame and failure 1720-1800 : the unfulfilled literary life / Adam Rounce. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references.

An author to be let -- The exemplary failure of Dr Dodd -- Anna Seward's cruel times -- Percival Stockdale's alternative literary history.



9781107417588


English literature--History and criticism.--18th century
Authors, English--Psychology.--18th century
Fame--History--18th century.
Literature and society--History--England--18th century.
Authorship--Public opinion--History--18th century.
Failure (Psychology)


Electronic Books.

PR441 / .F364 2013