Women and Print Culture (Routledge Revivals)

The Construction of Femininity in the Early Periodical

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Women Authors, British, Books & Reading
Cover of the book Women and Print Culture (Routledge Revivals) by Kathryn Shevelow, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Kathryn Shevelow ISBN: 9781317620259
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: August 11, 2015
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Kathryn Shevelow
ISBN: 9781317620259
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: August 11, 2015
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

With the growth of popular literary forms, particularly the periodical, during the eighteenth century, women began to assume an unprecedented place in print culture as readers and writers. Yet at the same time the very textual practices of that culture inscribed women within an increasingly restrictive and oppressive set of representations. First published in 1989, this title examines the emergence and dramatic growth of periodical literature, showing how the journals solicited women as subscribers and contributors, whilst also attempting to regulate their conduct through the promotion of exemplary feminine types. By enclosing its female readership within a discourse that defined women in terms of love, matrimony, the family, and the home, the English periodical became one of the main linguistic sites for the construction of the eighteenth-century ideology of domestic womanhood.

Based on the close scrutiny of the popular periodical press between 1690 and 1760, including journals such as the Athenian Mercury, the Tatler, and the Spectator, this study will be of particular value to any student of the relationship between women and print culture, the development of women’s magazines, and the study of literary audiences.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

With the growth of popular literary forms, particularly the periodical, during the eighteenth century, women began to assume an unprecedented place in print culture as readers and writers. Yet at the same time the very textual practices of that culture inscribed women within an increasingly restrictive and oppressive set of representations. First published in 1989, this title examines the emergence and dramatic growth of periodical literature, showing how the journals solicited women as subscribers and contributors, whilst also attempting to regulate their conduct through the promotion of exemplary feminine types. By enclosing its female readership within a discourse that defined women in terms of love, matrimony, the family, and the home, the English periodical became one of the main linguistic sites for the construction of the eighteenth-century ideology of domestic womanhood.

Based on the close scrutiny of the popular periodical press between 1690 and 1760, including journals such as the Athenian Mercury, the Tatler, and the Spectator, this study will be of particular value to any student of the relationship between women and print culture, the development of women’s magazines, and the study of literary audiences.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Gaston Bachelard by Kathryn Shevelow
Cover of the book Catholic Gentry in English Society by Kathryn Shevelow
Cover of the book Daylighting in Architecture by Kathryn Shevelow
Cover of the book Methodology, Microeconomics and Keynes by Kathryn Shevelow
Cover of the book The European Union and Global Governance by Kathryn Shevelow
Cover of the book Feminist Perspectives on Social Work and Human Sexuality by Kathryn Shevelow
Cover of the book Blood, Bodies and Families in Early Modern England by Kathryn Shevelow
Cover of the book Deconstruction After 9/11 by Kathryn Shevelow
Cover of the book Correspondence of Sir Isaac Newton and Professor Cotes by Kathryn Shevelow
Cover of the book Portraits of the Artist by Kathryn Shevelow
Cover of the book The Internet and Politics by Kathryn Shevelow
Cover of the book Christianity After Communism by Kathryn Shevelow
Cover of the book Impediments to the Prevention and Intervention of Genocide by Kathryn Shevelow
Cover of the book The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900 by Kathryn Shevelow
Cover of the book The Routledge Companion to Alternative Organization by Kathryn Shevelow
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy