The Representation of Business in English Literature

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865977585 ISBN 13: 9780865977587

Publisher: Amagi, 2009

In The Representation of Business in English Literature, five scholars of different periods of English literature produce original essays on how business and businesspeople have been portrayed by novelists, starting in the eighteenth century and continuing to the end of the twentieth century. The contributors to Representation help readers understand the partiality of the various writers and, in so doing, explore the issue of what determines public opinion about business.

Arthur Pollard (1922-2001) was Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Hull in Hull, East Yorkshire, England.

John Blundell is General Director of the Institute of Economic Affairs, London.

Review:

The Establishment has had many roles in fiction. The Representation of Business in English Literature is a scholarly critique of businesses role in fiction and how it has shaped the public's opinions on big business in America. Stating that many novelists seem to vilify big business, he offers interesting insight into this history. The Representation of Business in English Literature is a strong pick for literary analysis collections.

The Midwest Book Review
January 2010

How has literature impacted the public opinion of big business? The Representation of Business in English Literature discusses the effect that literature has in the current affairs of big business. Surveying the past two hundred years, the five essays chronicle changing attitudes, and how partiality influences whole nations. The Representation of Business in English Literature is an educational read that's worth one's attention.

The Midwest Book Review
December 2009