Industry and the Creative Mind: The Eccentric Writer in American Literature and Entertainment, 1790-1860

Industry and the Creative Mind: The Eccentric Writer in American Literature and Entertainment, 1790-1860
ISBN-10
0472028421
ISBN-13
9780472028429
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
310
Language
English
Published
2012-06-19
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Author
Sandra Tomc

Description

Industry and the Creative Mind takes a radically new look at the figure of the eccentric, alienated writer in American literature and entertainment from 1790 to 1860. Traditional scholarship takes for granted that the eccentric writer, modeled by such Romantic beings as Lord Byron and brought to life for American audiences by the gloomy person of Edgar Allan Poe, was a figure of rebellion against the excesses of modern commercial culture and industrial life. By contrast, Industry and the Creative Mind argues that in the United States myths of writerly moodiness, alienation, and irresponsibility predated the development of a commercial arts and entertainment industry and instead of forming a site of rebellion from this industry formed a bedrock for its development. Looking at the careers of a number of early American writers---Joseph Dennie, Nathaniel Parker Willis, Edgar Allan Poe, Fanny Fern, as well as a host of now forgotten souls who peopled the twilight worlds of hack fiction and industrial literature---this book traces the way in which early nineteenth-century American arts and entertainment systems incorporated writerly eccentricity in their "logical" economic workings, placing the mad, rebellious writer at the center of the industry's productivity and success.

Get the book

Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Search the book
eBay.com
eBay.com
Search the book

Other editions

Similar books

  • The Oxford Handbook of Creative Industries
    The Oxford Handbook of Creative Industries
    By Candace Jones, Mark Lorenzen, Jonathan Sapsed

    The Oxford Handbook of Creative Industries is a reference work, bringing together many of the world's leading scholars in the application of creativity in economics, business and management, law, policy studies, organization studies, and ...

  • Caffeine for the Creative Mind: 250 Exercises to Wake Up Your Brain
    Caffeine for the Creative Mind: 250 Exercises to Wake Up Your Brain
    By Stefan Mumaw

    So what do you do when you need a creative jolt for your brain? Now you can turn to Caffeine for the Creative Mind. This collection of short, focused creative exercises is just the boost you need get your brain working.

  • A User Guide To The Creative Mind Second_Edition: Understanding where ideas come from and helping you have more of them
    A User Guide To The Creative Mind Second_Edition: Understanding where ideas come from and helping you have more of them
    By Dave Birss

    Dave reminds us that creative power is about forcing your brain - literally and figuratively - to get off the ... Creativity is also more important than ever, considering the state of the industry and, let's be honest, the world.

  • Creative Industry Districts: An Analysis of Dynamics, Networks and Implications on Creative Clusters in Shanghai
    Creative Industry Districts: An Analysis of Dynamics, Networks and Implications on Creative Clusters in Shanghai
    By Jinliao He

    Boden MA (1991) The creative mind: myths and mechanisms. Basic Books, New York Boden MA (2004) The creative mind: myths and mechanisms, 2nd edn. Routledge, London Boschma RA, Frenken K (2006) Why is economic geography not an ...

  • The Oxford Handbook of Creative Industries
    The Oxford Handbook of Creative Industries
    By Candace Jones, Mark Lorenzen, Jonathan Sapsed

    Creative. Mind. James. C. Kaufman. AND. Robert. J. Sternberg. Much of this book will address the wide variety of creative products and services that can be offered in industry. The array of possible creative industries is endless—from ...

  • Leadership in the Creative Industries: Principles and Practice
    Leadership in the Creative Industries: Principles and Practice
    By Karen L. Mallia

    Mezirow, J. (1997). Transformative learning: Theory to practice. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 1997(74), 5–12. Moon, J. A. (2013). Reflection in Learning and Professional Development: Theory and Practice.

  • The Creative Mind
    The Creative Mind
    By Bobbie Celler

    Unlike many success guides, Bobbie Celler's The Creative Mind: The Guide to Success explains exactly how the Creative Mind uses positive thinking, the law of attraction, visualizations and action planning to turn dreams into realities.

  • Industry and Civilisation
    Industry and Civilisation
    By C. Delisle Burns

    industry are in fact instrumental minds, or that those whose position in industry gives them power to initiate actually have creative minds. If there is such a mind as Aristotle found in slaves and women, it is to be found no less among ...

  • Creative Industries and Innovation in Europe: Concepts, Measures and Comparative Case Studies
    Creative Industries and Innovation in Europe: Concepts, Measures and Comparative Case Studies
    By Luciana Lazzeretti

    This text analyzes the impact of culture across the European continent, shedding new light on those countries with a rich and famous heritage such as Italy and France, but extending the study to newer forms of creativity.

  • Creativity in the British Television Comedy Industry
    Creativity in the British Television Comedy Industry
    By Brett Mills, Erica Horton

    Bell, Daniel (1973) The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting, New York: Basic Books. Bennett, Tony (2006) 'Distinction on ... Boden, Margaret A. (2004) The Creative Mind: Myths and Mechanisms, References 173.