Enter the middleman
Legitimisation of literary agents in the British Victorian publishing industry 1875–1900
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8419355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marrisa Joseph (0000-0002-3045-9897, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Reading, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 940-959 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Business History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6791 • E-ISSN: 1743-7938 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00076791.2018.1514013 |
| OpenAlex | W2895507490 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 29 |
The literary agent is a recent addition to the publishing industry, yet in a relatively short space of time has become instrumental in the production of literature. This article examines the origins and development of the A.P. Watt literary agency to explore how it became a dominant organisation in the late nineteenth century. It analyses how its founder Alexander Pollock Watt, despite being met with resistance, gained legitimacy to be accepted by authors and publishers. Through an analysis of historical sources this article argues that by using contract law, Watt was able to disrupt existing business practices
Agency (philosophy · Art history · Legitimacy · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Pollock · Power (physics · Publishing · Resistance (ecology · Social science · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Watt · History · Law · Philosophy · Publishing and Scholarly Communication
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |