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Paul Keen explores how a consumer revolution which reached its peak in the second half of the eighteenth century shaped debates about the role of literature in a polite modern nation, and tells the story of the resourcefulness with which many writers responded to these pressures. From dream reveries which mocked their own entrepreneurial commitments, such as Oliver Goldsmith's account of selling his work at a 'Fashion Fair' on the frozen Thames, to the Microcosm's mock plan to establish 'a licensed warehouse for wit', writers insistently tied their literary achievements to a sophisticated understanding of the uncertain complexities of a modern transactional society. This book combines a new understanding of late eighteenth-century literature with the materialist and sociological imperatives of book history and theoretically inflected approaches to cultural history.

Commerce in literature --- English literature --- Literature and society --- Materialism in literature --- Modernism (Literature) --- National characteristics, British, in literature --- 82 "17" --- 82:30 --- 930.85 --- 930.85 Cultuurgeschiedenis. Kultuurgeschiedenis --- Cultuurgeschiedenis. Kultuurgeschiedenis --- 82 "17" Literatuur. Algemene literatuurwetenschap--18e eeuw. Periode 1700-1799 --- Literatuur. Algemene literatuurwetenschap--18e eeuw. Periode 1700-1799 --- History and criticism --- History --- Literatuur en maatschappijwetenschappen --- Commerce in literature. --- Materialism in literature. --- National characteristics, British, in literature. --- History and criticism. --- Arts and Humanities --- Literature

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Continuing the analysis of contemporary issues through the lens of ancient theories beyond the themes of Enduring Empire and the award-winning On Oligarchy, On Civic Republicanism explores the enduring relevance of the ancient concepts of republicanism and civic virtue to modern questions about political engagement and identity. Examining both ancient and early modern conceptions of civic republicanism, the contributors respond to the work of thinkers ranging from Plato and Aristotle to Machiavelli, Montesquieu, and Wollstonecraft. A testament to the continuing influence of the concept and the ongoing scholarly debate which surrounds it, On Civic Republicanism addresses fundamental questions regarding democratic participation, liberal democracy, and the public good. Its essays speak to the many ways in which the idea of the republic still challenges us today.

Republicanism --- History. --- Political ethics --- Républicanisme --- Morale politique --- History --- Histoire --- English prose literature --- Romances, English --- Masculinity in literature. --- Homosexuality in literature. --- Commerce in literature. --- Travel in literature. --- Geography in literature. --- Chivalry in literature. --- Topography in literature --- Voyages and travels in literature --- Masculinity (Psychology) in literature --- English literature --- History and criticism. --- Middle East --- Asia, South West --- Asia, Southwest --- Asia, West --- Asia, Western --- East (Middle East) --- Eastern Mediterranean --- Fertile Crescent --- Levant --- Mediterranean Region, Eastern --- Mideast --- Near East --- Northern Tier (Middle East) --- South West Asia --- Southwest Asia --- West Asia --- Western Asia --- Orient --- In literature. --- Ethics, Political --- Ethics in government --- Government ethics --- Political science --- Politics, Practical --- Ethics --- Civics --- Moral and ethical aspects --- 1500-1699 --- Political ethics. --- Political science. --- Republicanism. --- Administration --- Civil government --- Commonwealth, The --- Government --- Political theory --- Political thought --- Politics --- Science, Political --- Social sciences --- State, The --- Political Science --- Aristotle --- Athens --- David Hume --- Democracy --- Jean-Jacques Rousseau --- Montesquieu --- Niccolò Machiavelli