The Rise of Literary Journalism in the Eighteenth Century
Author | : Iona Italia |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2005-02-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134288366 |
ISBN-13 | : 1134288360 |
Rating | : 4/5 (360 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Rise of Literary Journalism in the Eighteenth Century written by Iona Italia and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-02-22 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.