New Grub Street (CD) (ISBN-13: 9798200901333)

Set in the literary and journalistic buzz of late 19th-century London, New Grub Street depicts a world that George Gissing knew inside out. Elements of his own experience are diffused in different characters - in particular the struggling, talented Edwin Reardon and the young, 'modern' Jasper Milvain - through which he explores the sense of crisis for writers at the time: the gulf between aesthetic integrity and commercial success. It was the first major novel to place the concept of authorship at the heart of the plot, and allowed late-Victorian readers a tantalizing glimpse behind the scenes of literary production. Written in a white heat of determination, New Grub Street marked a shift in Gissing's fortunes - a triumphantly readable, engaging work of fiction that opened doors to the recognition he deserved.

Author: George Gissing
ISBN-10: 8200901335
ISBN-13: 9798200901333
Publisher: Naxos
Language: English
Published: 11/23/2021
Format: CD
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 5.60h x 6.20w x 1.80d