The Routledge Handbook to Nineteenth-Century British Periodicals and Newspapers

The 2017 winner of the Robert and Vineta Colby Scholarly Book Prize Providing a comprehensive, interdisciplinary examination of scholarship on nineteenth-century British periodicals, this volume surveys the current state of research and offers researchers an in-depth examination of contemporary methodologies. The impact of digital media and archives on the field informs all discussions of the print archive. Contributors illustrate their arguments with examples and contextualize their topics within broader areas of study, while also reflecting on how the study of periodicals may evolve in the future. The Handbook will serve as a valuable resource for scholars and students of nineteenth-century culture who are interested in issues of cultural formation, transformation, and transmission in a developing industrial and globalizing age, as well as those whose research focuses on the bibliographical and the micro case study. In addition to rendering a comprehensive review and critique of current research on nineteenth-century British periodicals, the Handbook suggests new avenues for research in the twenty-first century. "This volume's 30 chapters deal with practically every aspect of periodical research and with the specific topics and audiences the 19th-century periodical press addressed. It also covers matters such as digitization that did not exist or were in early development a generation ago. In addition to the essays, readers will find 50 illustrations, 54 pages of bibliography, and a chronology of the periodical press. This book gives seemingly endless insights into the ways periodicals and newspapers influenced and reflected 19th-century culture. It not only makes readers aware of problems involved in interpreting the history of the press but also offers suggestions for ways of untangling them and points the direction for future research. It will be a valuable resource for readers with interests in almost any aspect of 19th-century Britain. Summing Up: Highly recommended" - J. D. Vann, University of North Texas in CHOICE

Table of Contents:
Introduction SECTION I: PRODUCTION AND REPRODUCTION 1. Digitization James Mussell 2. Technologies of Production Shannon Rose Smith 3. Distribution Graham Law 4. Periodical Economics Andrew King SECTION II: CONTRIBUTORS AND CONTRIBUTIONS 5. Writing for Periodicals Linda H. Peterson 6. Editors and the Nineteenth-Century Press Marysa Demoor 7. Illustration Brian Maidment 8. Poetry Linda K. Hughes 9. Prose Beth Palmer SECTION III: GEOGRAPHIES 10. Empire and the Periodical Press Michelle Tusan 11. Transatlantic Connections Bob Nicholson 12. Transnational Connections Jane Chapman 13. Scottish Periodicals David Finkelstein 14. Welsh Periodicals and Newspapers Lisa Peters 15. Periodicals in Ireland Elizabeth Tilley 16. Provincial Periodicals Andrew Hobbs SECTION IV: TAXONOMIES 17. Markets, Genres, Iterations Laurel Brake 18. Men and the Periodical Press Stephanie Olsen 19. Periodicals for Women Kathryn Ledbetter 20. Family Magazines Jennifer Phegley 21. Children’s Periodicals Kristine Moruzi 22. Sporting Periodicals Yuri Cowan 23. Comic/Satirical Periodicals Craig Howes 24. Social Purpose Periodicals Deborah Mutch 25. Temperance Periodicals Annemarie McAllister 26. Religious Periodicals Mark Knight 27. Theater and the Periodical Press Katherine Newey 28. Art Periodicals Julie Codell 29. Music Periodicals Laura Vorachek CHRONOLOGY OF THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY PERIODICAL PRESS Gary Simons

About the Author :
Andrew King is Professor of English Literature and Literary Studies at the University of Greenwich, UK, Alexis Easley is Professor of English at the University of St. Thomas, USA, and John Morton is Senior Lecturer at the University of Greenwich, UK.

Review :
The 2017 winner of the Robert and Vineta Colby Scholarly Book Prize. "This volume's 30 chapters deal with practically every aspect of periodical research and with the specific topics and audiences the 19th-century periodical press addressed. It also covers matters such as digitization that did not exist or were in early development a generation ago. In addition to the essays, readers will find 50 illustrations, 54 pages of bibliography, and a chronology of the periodical press. This book gives seemingly endless insights into the ways periodicals and newspapers influenced and reflected 19th-century culture. It not only makes readers aware of problems involved in interpreting the history of the press but also offers suggestions for ways of untangling them and points the direction for future research. It will be a valuable resource for readers with interests in almost any aspect of 19th-century Britain. Summing Up: Highly recommended" - J. D. Vann, University of North Texas in CHOICE