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The Man of Letters as a Man of Business
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William Dean Howells examines the economic realities faced by writers, arguing that literature has become a commercial profession in which authors must function as businessmen. This essay would interest readers studying American literary history, authorship, and the relationship between art and commerce.
William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells was an American realist novelist, literary critic, playwright, and diplomat, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as for the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria, and the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day", which was adapted into a 1996 film of the same name.
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