The rise of office literature : bureaucratization and aesthetics in Britain and France, 1810-1900 /
"Romantics, satirists, journalists, novelists, feminists, radicals, conservatives, Naturalists and Decadents: a whole slew of French and British writers from across the 19th century were obsessed with offices. A cloistered world of mind-numbing, repetitive labour, the office was also, somehow,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Bloomsbury Academic/Bloomsbury Publishing Inc.,
2025.
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| Summary: | "Romantics, satirists, journalists, novelists, feminists, radicals, conservatives, Naturalists and Decadents: a whole slew of French and British writers from across the 19th century were obsessed with offices. A cloistered world of mind-numbing, repetitive labour, the office was also, somehow, a key component of emergent modern society - a contradiction that enthralled and confounded readers, writers and office workers alike. This book explores the changing portrayal of office life as the history of a 'forgotten genre', asserting that 'office literature' is an essential tool for understanding the interrelation of aesthetic, social, technological, and ideological change across 19th century"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 273 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9798765104774 9798765104781 |