Literary Authors, Parliamentary Reporters - Johnson, Coleridge, Hazlitt, Dickens

Informationen zum Autor Nikki Hessell is Senior Lecturer in the School of English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Klappentext A study of how Johnson, Coleridge, Hazlitt and Dickens used their experience of parliamentary journalism in their literary careers. Zusammenfassung Samuel Johnson! Samuel Taylor Coleridge! William Hazlitt and Charles Dickens all worked as parliamentary reporters! but their experiences in the press gallery have not received much scrutiny. This study shows how they learnt the craft of journalism and brought those lessons to bear on their career as literary authors. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction: reporting and the individual talent; 2. Samuel Johnson: beyond Lilliput; 3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the freedom of the gallery; 4. William Hazlitt and the real eloquence of the British senate; 5. Charles Dickens and the ghost of speeches past; 6. Conclusion: taking parliamentary reporting seriously; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Nikki Hessell, Nikki (Victoria University of Wellington) Hessell, Hessell Nikki
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.11.2011
• EAN: 9781107013575
• ISBN: 978-1-107-01357-5
• No. of pages: 218
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, English, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Press & journalism, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, News media and journalism