Rise and Fall of Early American Magazine Culture

Jared Gardner is an associate professor of English and film studies at Ohio State University and the author of Master Plots: Race and the Founding of an American Literature, 1787–1845.

About the author

Jared Gardner is an associate professor of English and film studies at Ohio State University and the author of "Master Plots: Race and the Founding of an American Literature, 1787-1845."

Summary

Reexamines early magazines and their reach to show how magazine culture was multivocal and presented a porous distinction between author and reader, as opposed to novel culture, which imposed a one-sided authorial voice and restricted the agency of the reader.

Product details

• Authors: Jared Gardner
• Publisher: University Of Illinois Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.01.2014
• EAN: 9780252080067
• ISBN: 978-0-252-08006-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• Series: History of Communication; History of Communication (Pape; History of Communication; The History of Media and Communication
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science