Grub Street [ Cities / Literary & Artistic genres ]
… Politics Satire Sex The term ‘Grub Street’ is one of the most loaded in 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 … 1 . James Ralph, The Case of Authors by Profession or Trade, Stated. With Regard to Booksellers, the Stage, and the Public. No Matter by Whom (London: R. Griffiths, 1758). 2 . John Nichols, Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century. … possible. There is a long tradition in British literature of ‘true’ or ‘literary’ authors looking down on all forms of publication, with all of its unwanted associations with commerce and public exposure. The aristocratic wits at the …
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