New Media and the Rise of the Popular Woman Writer, 1832-1860 /Alexis Easley.
- 1 online resource (296 pages).
- Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture .
Introduction Chapter 1: Felicia Hemans and the Birth of the Mass-Market Woman PoetChapter 2: Eliza Cook, New Media InnovatorChapter 3: George Eliot, the Brontės and the Market for PoetryChapter 4: Women Writers and Chambers's Edinburgh JournalChapter 5: Frances Brown and the 'Modern' Market for PrintChapter 6: Scrapbooks and Women's Reading Practices CodaBibliographyIndex.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction; 1. Felicia Hemans and the Birth of the Mass-Market Woman Poet; 2. Eliza Cook, New Media Innovator; 3. George Eliot, the Brontės and the Market for Poetry; 4. Women Writers and Chambers's Edinburgh Journal; 5. Frances Brown and the 'Modern' Market for Print; 6. Scrapbooks and Women's Reading Practices; Coda; Bibliography; Index.
This book highlights the integral relationship between the rise of the popular woman writer and the expansion and diversification of newspaper, book and periodical print media during a period of revolutionary change, 1832-1860.
9781474475945
English literature--Women authors--History and criticism. English literature--History and criticism.--19th century Women and literature--History--Great Britain--19th century.