The London Journal, 1845-83: Periodicals, Production and Gender (The Nineteenth Century Series) - Hardcover

King, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0754633438 ISBN 13: 9780754633433

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

King (media and cultural studies, Canterbury Christ Church U. College, England) takes a 19th-century periodical, the London Journal, as a case study to explore various methods of writing about mass market media in general. His fundamental thesis is that the periodical was a commodity that occupied

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Review:

'... King has taken on the task of correcting this historiographic imbalance by thoroughly excavating some of the more obscure purlieus of mid-nineteenth century Grub Street, and nearly every page of the book bears witness to the assiduity and ingenuity of his primary research... a detailed and illuminating contribution to the expanding list of books dealing with various aspects of Victorian print culture published as part of Ashgate's impressive 'The Nineteenth Century' series.' SHARP News '... remarkable study. Its comprehensiveness and interdisciplinarity are likely to make it attractive to scholars in such diverse fields as media history, library science, cultural studies, journalism, and literary studies. King makes a convincing case for the London Journal as a key text in the history of the mass media, and provides a variety of interpretative tools that scholars are likely to find useful as they continue to explore the vast field of Victorian journalism.' The Library 'Andrew King has succeeded in writing a well-informed and thought-provoking study that breaks new ground, particularly in the way it balances theoretical insights with more traditional periodical historiography.' Victorian Periodicals Review 'Andrew King's detailed examination of the production and reception of the London Journal during the mid-nineteenth century offers an excellent model for analyses of literary periodicals...' Script and Print

Synopsis:

This is a study of one of the most widely read publications of 19th century Britain, the London Journal. Treating the magazine as a case study, the book maps the Victorian mass market periodical in general and provides both new bibliographical and theoretical knowledge of this area.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0754633438
• ISBN 13: 9780754633433
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 286