The Rise of Literary Journalism in the Eighteenth Century
Anxious Employment
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | Iona Italia | ISBN: | 9781134288366 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | February 22, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Iona Italia |
| ISBN: | 9781134288366 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | February 22, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Recent years have witnessed a heightened interest in eighteenth-century literary journalism and popular culture. This book provides an account of the early periodical as a literary genre and traces the development of journalism from the 1690s to the 1760s, covering a range of publications by both well-known and obscure writers. The book's central theme is the struggle of eighteenth-century journalists to attain literary respectability and the strategies by which editors sought to improve the literary and social status of their publications.
Recent years have witnessed a heightened interest in eighteenth-century literary journalism and popular culture. This book provides an account of the early periodical as a literary genre and traces the development of journalism from the 1690s to the 1760s, covering a range of publications by both well-known and obscure writers. The book's central theme is the struggle of eighteenth-century journalists to attain literary respectability and the strategies by which editors sought to improve the literary and social status of their publications.
