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The Rise and Fall of Early American Magazine Culture

Book information

Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9780252093814, 9780252036705
LCC
PS193
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2140203 bytes)
Series
The History of Media and Communication Ser.
Edition
1
Pages
226\226
Time added
2023-08-13 18:42:08

Description

Countering assumptions about early American print culture and challenging our scholarly fixation on the novel, Jared Gardner reimagines the early American magazine as a rich literary culture that operated as a model for nation-building by celebrating editorship over authorship and serving as a virtual salon in which citizens were invited to share their different perspectives. The Rise and Fall of Early American Magazine Culture reexamines early magazines and their reach to show how magazine culture was multivocal and presented a porous distinction between author and reader, as opposed to novel culture, which imposed a one-sided authorial voice and restricted the agency of the reader.

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