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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456918303321

Autore

Black Jeremy

Titolo

The English press in the eighteenth century / / Jeremy Black

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011, c1987

ISBN

1-136-83629-2

1-136-83630-6

1-283-04099-9

9786613040992

0-203-83243-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 p.)

Collana

Routledge revivals

Disciplina

072

Soggetti

Press - England - History - 18th century

English newspapers - History - 18th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Development of the metropolitan press -- 2. 'As full as an egg' : balancing the contents of the press -- 3. Holding up the truest portraits of men's minds -- 4. Sources and distribution; cost and circulation -- 5. The press and the constitution -- 6. Controlling the press : censorship and subsidies -- 7. The press and Europe -- 8. English enlightenment or fillers? Improvement, morality and religion -- 9. Conclusion : a changing press altering society?

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1987, this is a comprehensive analysis of the rise of the British Press in the eighteenth century, as a component of the understanding of eighteenth century political and social history. Professor Black considers the reasons for the growth of the ""print culture"" and the relations of newspapers to magazines and pamphlets; the mechanics of circulation; and chronological developments. Extensively illustrated with quotations from newspapers of the time, the book is a lively as well as original and informative treatment of a topic that must remain of first importance