Breaking News
Renaissance Journalism and the Birth of the Newspaper
Will be published approx. on 6. October 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
182 pages
978-0-295-98873-3 (ISBN)
Description
The first newspaper arrived in England in 1620 and sparked a huge demand for up-to-the minute reports on domestic and world events. Men and women in Renaissance England were addicted to news, whether from the battlefields of Europe, or the scandal-filled salons of its courtiers. Newspapers commented on politics, crime, omens, bad weather, natural disasters, and strange apparitions.
Breaking News traces the development of the newspaper in England, from its origins in manuscript letters and imported corantos in Shakespeare's England, to the introduction of daily newspapers, regional journals, and specialist magazines around 1700, as well as the first stirrings of American journalism. The examples of early journalism illustrated here reveal the indelible mark the early English newspaper has left on modern news culture.
Breaking News traces the development of the newspaper in England, from its origins in manuscript letters and imported corantos in Shakespeare's England, to the introduction of daily newspapers, regional journals, and specialist magazines around 1700, as well as the first stirrings of American journalism. The examples of early journalism illustrated here reveal the indelible mark the early English newspaper has left on modern news culture.
Reviews / Votes
"...a beautiful exhibition catalog from the Folger Shakespeare Library on the 'revolution' in journalism in Renaissance England...."(Studies in English Literature)
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Seattle
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
140 illus., 131 in color
Dimensions
Height: 269 mm
Width: 205 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
641 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-295-98873-3 (9780295988733)
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Persons
Chris R. Kyle is associate professor of history at Syracuse University. Jason Peacey is lecturer in history at University College London.
Content
Acknowledgments / Chris R. Kyle and Jason Peacey
Foreword / Gail Kern Paster
"A little time may better informe us" / Chris R. Kyle and Jason Peacey
Catalog of the Exhibition / Chris R. Kyle and Jason Peacey
Glossary / Chris R. Kyle and Jason Peacey
Foreword / Gail Kern Paster
"A little time may better informe us" / Chris R. Kyle and Jason Peacey
Catalog of the Exhibition / Chris R. Kyle and Jason Peacey
Glossary / Chris R. Kyle and Jason Peacey