Abstract
In this article I explore the possibilities of using the concept of Grub Street for the Dutch literary market, or more specifically, for the literary underground in eighteenth-century Amsterdam. First I sketch a more detailed picture of the contours of the London Grub Street. Secondly, I compare the London Grub Street with the Amsterdam ‘Duivelshoek’ [‘Devil’s Corner’], that can be considered as the Dutch equivalent of this English concept. I will especially focus on the typical ‘Grub Street’ publisher and bookseller Jacobus (I) van Egmont and on his network of authors and street hawkers. Thirdly, I analyse the function of a Dutch ‘Grub Street’ in the literary imagination of some Dutch satirists like Pieter Langendijk and Jacob Campo Weyerman
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 134-157 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Quaerendo |
Volume | 42 |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Specialized histories (international relations, law)
- Literary theory, analysis and criticism
- Culturele activiteiten
- Overig maatschappelijk onderzoek