Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of English, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Jul 14, 2010). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-12, Section: A, page: 4692. Adviser: Andrew Miller.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-11, Section: A, page: 4196. Adviser: Achsah Guibbory. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 227-263) Available on microfilm from Pro Quest Information and Learning.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-07, Section: A, page: 2590. Advisers: Jed Esty; Joseph Valente. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 285-301) Available on microfilm from Pro Quest Information and Learning.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of English, 2006. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-04, Section: A, page: 1351. Advisers: Deidre Lynch; Nick Williams. "Title from dissertation home page (viewed June 18, 2007)."

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-02, Section: A, page: 0617. Adviser: Achsah Guibbory. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 241-265) Available on microfilm from Pro Quest Information and Learning.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-05, Section: A, page: 1791. Adviser: Peter Garrett. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 165-171) Available on microfilm from Pro Quest Information and Learning.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-05, Section: A, page: 1793. Adviser: Achsah Guibbory. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 396-449) Available on microfilm from Pro Quest Information and Learning.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-05, Section: A, page: 1794. Adviser: Lauren M. E. Goodlad. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 173-180) Available on microfilm from Pro Quest Information and Learning.

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After Rousseau's famous Confessions, Britain witnessed a surge in the production of literary confession. This thesis examines five Romantic-era confessions to show how this autobiographical form was reshaped in the period, concentrating on the way in which their writers operated through engagement with editors, publishers, audiences, and print forms. It argues that Romantic confessors exploited not only the genre and its popularity but also conventions of publication to establish themselves as distinctive author-figures within Britain's increasingly competitive and commercialized print culture. Chapter One looks at the confessions of Thomas De Quincey and Charles Lamb, tracing their use of the literary magazine to develop reader-writer relationships. Chapter Two considers how William-Henry Ireland and William Hazlitt use the book format to construct their authorship, while Chapter Three turns to a fictional confession by James Hogg, whose structure mimics the process of publishing the private and raises questions about this act.