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... readership in mind . Although the potential size of that readership has varied and some authors because of various pressures have not been published in their own lifetime , most novelists write because they have something to say and ...
... readership in mind . Although the potential size of that readership has varied and some authors because of various pressures have not been published in their own lifetime , most novelists write because they have something to say and ...
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... readership which the author has in mind for his or her work might not conform to the actual readership . Ian Fleming is said to have been surprised by the ' downmarket ' appeal of the James Bond novels , while some works intended for ...
... readership which the author has in mind for his or her work might not conform to the actual readership . Ian Fleming is said to have been surprised by the ' downmarket ' appeal of the James Bond novels , while some works intended for ...
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... readership was sought in statements from the author , the publisher or ( though here the reasoning becomes circular ) the text itself . This is evidence about the expected rather than the actual readership . An example would be Leslie ...
... readership was sought in statements from the author , the publisher or ( though here the reasoning becomes circular ) the text itself . This is evidence about the expected rather than the actual readership . An example would be Leslie ...
Contents
Theoretical Approaches | 21 |
Defoe and Richardson | 59 |
Varieties of Conservative | 87 |
Copyright | |
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The Framework of Fiction: Socio-cultural Approaches to the Novel John Bull No preview available - 1988 |
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