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Literary journalism in British and American prose : an historical overview / Doug Underwood.
Van Pelt Library PS374.J68 U54 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Underwood, Doug, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American fiction--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- Journalism and literature--United States.
- Journalism and literature.
- Reportage literature, American--History and criticism.
- Reportage literature, American.
- Reporters and reporting--United States.
- Reporters and reporting.
- Reportage literature, English.
- United States.
- English fiction--History and criticism.
- English fiction.
- Journalism and literature--Great Britain.
- Reportage literature, English--History and criticism.
- Reporters and reporting--Great Britain.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 286 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Summary:
- "The debate surrounding "fake news" versus "real" news is nothing new. Famous journalists and literary figures have always mixed fact, imagination and critical commentary to produce memorable works. Contrasting the rival yet complementary traditions of "literary" or "new" journalism in Britain and the U.S., this study explores the credibility of some of the "great" works of English literature"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: journalism as literature: untangling the terms
- Journalists in the vanguard: reviewers, essayists and story-tellers
- The "great" 19th British journalists and the foundations of literary journalism
- American literary journalism: borrowings and distinctions
- Women, diversity, and the struggle to expand the literary audience
- The ascendance of the novelist and the accommodation of the professional critic
- Industrialized journalism and the modernist response
- The evolution of the person of letters and the rise of the university scholar
- Epilogue. hacks of genius: journalist-literary figures within the canon controversies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-270) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476676210
- 1476676216
- OCLC:
- 1049794531
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