We study the formation of creative clusters in the light of the changes in theGerman economic and political structures during the 19th century. We show how themigration and geographic location of writers mirrors the evolution of the literary market froma patronage system in a pre-industrial,...

This paper examines the evolution of US literary output in terms of four factors relating to its main authors: their geographic location and migration patterns over almost two centuries, the links between their literary output and age, variations by genre and gender, and motivations for...

It has been argued that economic circumstances can partly shape and influence literature. This is so because creative writers must operate within, and are influenced by, the society to which they belong, and by the markets to which they sell their work.This paper examines the evolution of US...