The Rise of Literary Journalism in the Eighteenth Century - Anxious Employment (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	2005
Authors:	Iona Italia
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-65151-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Press & journalism
LSN:	0-415-65151-4
Barcode:	9780415651516

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