Victorian women's magazines

An anthology
Herausgeber: Beetham, Margaret; Boardman, Kay

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This anthology makes available to students and general readers the rich variety of Victorian magazines for women. The extracts range from fashion magazines to feminist journals, from serious works for Christian mothers to tales of romance and passion for 'sweethearts'. -- .

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9780719058790
• ISBN-10: 0719058791
• Artikelnr.: 21307903

Autorenporträt

Margaret Beetham is Reader in the Department of English at Manchester Metropolitan University Kay Boardman was Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Central Lancashire

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Section A 1. The fashion magazine 2. The drawing room journal
3. The general illustrated magazine 4. Religious magazines 5. Ladies'
papers 6. Feminist journals 7. Magazines for young women and girls 8. Cheap
domestic magazines Section B Mastheads and covers Covers Discursive Prose
1) The article Discursive Prose 2) The short paragraph or 'Tit-Bit' Prose
fiction Fashion and the fashion plate Poetry Political journalism
Advertising Advice columns and readers' letters Reviews Competitions
Illustrated biography The personal interview