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… as the most decisive economic factor in the production of literary texts. 4 . Oliver Goldsmith, Enquiry into the Present State of Polite Learning in Europe, 2nd ed. (London: J. Dodsley, 1774), p. 93. Paul Korshin describes the system … here changes can be noted throughout the period, not only through the emergence of a wealthy bourgeoisie in need of representative housing like the French hôtels particuliers , but also through a move towards more institutionalized forms …
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