Obscure Invitations: The Persistence of the Author in Twentieth-Century American Literature Industry and the Creative Mind: The Eccentric Writer in American Literature and Entertainment, 1790-1860

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Book Review| September 01 2014 Obscure Invitations: The Persistence of the Author in Twentieth-Century American Literature Industry and the Creative Mind: The Eccentric Writer in American Literature and Entertainment, 1790-1860 Obscure Invitations: The Persistence of the Author in Twentieth-Century American Literature. By Widiss, Benjamin. Stanford, CA: Stanford Univ. Press. 2011. x, 208 pp. Cloth, $65.00; paper, $21.95; e-book, $21.95.Industry and the Creative Mind: The Eccentric Writer in American Literature and Entertainment, 1790-1860. By Tomc, Sandra. Ann Arbor: Univ. of Michigan Press. 2012. vi, 310 pp. Cloth, $80.00; e-book, $64.00. Jennifer Brady Jennifer Brady Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Literature (2014) 86 (3): 621–623. https://doi.org/10.1215/00029831-2717308 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Jennifer Brady; Obscure Invitations: The Persistence of the Author in Twentieth-Century American Literature Industry and the Creative Mind: The Eccentric Writer in American Literature and Entertainment, 1790-1860. American Literature 1 September 2014; 86 (3): 621–623. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00029831-2717308 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsAmerican Literature Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2014 by Duke University Press2014 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.