New Journalism, the New Imperialism and the Fiction of Empire, 1870 - 190

Informationen zum Autor Andrew Griffiths is Associate Lecturer at Plymouth University, UK and is an active researcher in the fields of Victorian literature and culture, print media history, imperial history and war writing. He has taught at the University of Exeter and also for the Open University. Klappentext Aggressive policy, enthusiastic news coverage and sensational novelistic style combined to create a distinctive image of Britain's Empire in late-Victorian print media. The New Journalism, the New Imperialism and the Fiction of Empire, 1870-1900 traces this phenomenon through the work of editors, special correspondents and authors. Zusammenfassung Aggressive policy! enthusiastic news coverage and sensational novelistic style combined to create a distinctive image of Britain's Empire in late-Victorian print media. The New Journalism! the New Imperialism and the Fiction of Empire! 1870-1900 traces this phenomenon through the work of editors! special correspondents and authors. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Empire, News, Novels 1. Most Extraordinary Careers: Special Correspondents and the News Narrative 2. W.T. Stead, General Gordon, and the Novelization of the News 3. Romance or Reportage? H. Rider Haggard and the Pall Mall Gazette 4. A Scramble for Authority: H.M. Stanley, Joseph Conrad and the Congo 5. Winston Churchill, the Morning Post and the End of the Imperial Romance Conclusion: Conflict, Friction and Fragmentation

Sommario

Introduction: Empire, News, Novels
1. Most Extraordinary Careers: Special Correspondents and the News Narrative
2. W.T. Stead, General Gordon, and the Novelization of the News
3. Romance or Reportage? H. Rider Haggard and the Pall Mall Gazette
4. A Scramble for Authority: H.M. Stanley, Joseph Conrad and the Congo
5. Winston Churchill, the Morning Post and the End of the Imperial Romance
Conclusion: Conflict, Friction and Fragmentation

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Andrew Griffiths
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 20.08.2015
• EAN: 9781137454362
• ISBN: 978-1-137-45436-2
• Pagine: 241
• Serie: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media; Palgrave Studies in the Histor; Palgrave Studies in the Histor; Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia della cultura; B, Cultural History, History, Media Studies, European History, Social History, Communication, Social & cultural history, Colonialism & imperialism, Media and Communication, imperialism, History, Modern, Civilization—History, Palgrave History Collection, Modern History, History of Britain and Ireland, Great Britain—History, Imperialism and Colonialism