Grub Street [ Cities / Literary & Artistic genres ]
… the eighteenth-century discourse around the Republic of Letters and, specifically, the emergence of a professional book market. The term ‘Grub Street’ first of all reflects contemporary fears about the changes that the commercialization of … Pope himself is, as a professional and successful author, both transitional for the development of a commercial literary market and highly ambivalent in how to evaluate this development. Through all of his career, Pope tried with exceptional … lasting art that was above petty criticism, and a commercially successful writer who expertly navigated the book market. He did not auction himself out for the highest bidder like James Ralph, but he was not beneath tricking an enemy …
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