KING, ANDREW & PLUNKETT, JOHN (eds.) — Victorian Print Media - A Reader

Oxford University Press 2005 First Edition XIV + 435 p., b/w ills., bibliogr., index SOFTCOVER: (Org. decor. Wrpprs, name on end paper. AS NEW) Victorian culture was dominated by an ever expanding world of print. This title consists of edited extracts from nineteenth-century sources, which discuss various aspects of the production and circulation of print media. The extracts are organised into themed sections, such as authorship and journalism, reading spaces, and the influence of print. Victorian Print Media: A Reader collects primary sources from nineteenth century journals, newspapers, and periodicals into an anthology that can be used for teaching purposes, but is also intended to complement and encourage ongoing research. The extracts are organised into ten themed sections. Each section addresses a specific conceptual or historical issue, such as the impact of serial publication upon practices of reading and authorship. The themed sections demonstrate the multiple factors upon which the aesthetics of print media depended, making this anthology of use to all researchers, teachers, and students of the period.