Question

What is Grub Street symbolic of in literary history?

• A. Poor-quality, commercial writing
• B. A district where experimental literary forms first emerged
• C. A renowned center for literary scholarship and academic publishing
• D. The historical home of early English journalism

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Poor-quality, commercial writing

• Grub Street came to symbolize the struggling, low-paid writers who wrote cheap, popular material, often under pressure from publishers.