Author's effects, the: on writer's house museums
Auteur :
Watson, Nicola J.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198847571
Date de publication :
16 janv. 2020
Dimensions :
23,6 x 16,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
720 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A fascinating account of the emergence of the writer's house museum over the course of the nineteenth century in Britain, Europe, and North America. It considers the museum as a cultural form and asks why it appeared and how it has constructed authorial afterlife for readers individually and collectively.