Talking shop the language of craft in an age of consumption - Betjemann, Peter J., 1973-; ebrary, Inc. (Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2011)
The ghost writer: the canonization of Benvenuto Cellini -- Legends of labor: Nathaniel Hawthorne and the voice of craft -- The nature of gothic: artisanship, intuition, and the representation of expertise -- In the American grain: Gustav Stickley and the artisanal type -- The syntax of the eye: author, artisan, and the "more laboring ages" in Henry James's The spoils of Poynton -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-258) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Material culture in literature; Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature; Artisans in literature; Electronic books