Irish periodical culture, 1937-1972 : genre in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland / Malcolm Ballin ; with a foreword by Claire Connolly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ballin, Malcolm.

Series:

New directions in Irish and Irish American literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irish periodicals--History--20th century.

Irish periodicals.

Literature and society--Ireland--History--20th century.

Literature and society.

Periodicals--Publishing.

History.

Welsh periodicals.

Scottish periodicals.

Ireland.

Periodicals--Publishing--Ireland--History--20th century.

Periodicals.

Scottish periodicals--History--20th century.

Welsh periodicals--History--20th century.

Literature and society--Scotland--History--20th century.

Literature and society--Wales--History--20th century.

Periodicals--Publishing--Scotland--History--20th century.

Periodicals--Publishing--Wales--History--20th century.

Wales.

Scotland.

Physical Description:

xii, 276 pages ; 22 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Summary:

Irish Periodical Culture redefines the contribution of periodicals to the social and intellectual history of Ireland in the developmental decades following the crises of the revolutionary and civil wars. In her foreword to the book, Claire Connolly shows how Ballin analyzes the networks of writers, editors, and readers involved in the creative processes of production while he tells the stories of the rich social and cultural lives of periodicals. Paying special attention to the salient characteristics of the Review, The Miscellany, and The Little Magazine, Ballin illustrates their histories in comprehensive examples drawn from Ireland and England. This book provides distinctive insights into genre's role in periodicals through a comparison with the behaviors of periodicals in Northern Ireland, Wales, and Scotland and is able to elucidate the long range significance of periodicals.

Contents:

1 Periodicals, Genres, and Audiences 1

2 Periodicals and the Post-Revolutionary Moment 23

3 Reviews: The Voice of Authority 45

4 Miscellanies: Dialogism in the Periodical 67

5 Little Magazines: Counter Cultures 95

6 Periodicals in Northern Ireland: Uncertain Forms 117

7 Periodicals in Wales: Shifting Genres 147

8 Periodicals in Scotland: Genre Migration 173

9 Conclusion: The Persistence of Genre 201.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-254) and index.

ISBN:

9780230605510

0230605516

OCLC:

181601080