Guardians of Discourse : Journalism and Literature in Porfirian Mexico / Kevin M. Anzzolin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anzzolin, Kevin M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican literature--19th century--History and criticism.

Mexican literature.

Press and journalism in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, [2024]

Summary:

Kevin M. Anzzolin analyzes the role and representation of journalism in literary texts from Porfirian Mexico to argue that these writings created a literate, objective, refined, and informed public.

Contents:

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Acknowledgments

Introduction: Guardians of Discourse

1. Insane Journalism in Novelas Mexicanas and Reproducciones

2. Insalubrious Journalism in Pacotillas and La cuarta plana

3. Reporterism as Social Death in La Rumba and La Calandria

4. Yellow Journalism and Female Sociability in the Narrative of Laura Méndez de Cuenca

5. Arnulfo Arroyo, the Subsidized Press, and Illocutionary Acts in Quevedo y Zubieta's La camada

Epilogue: The Public Sphere, or The Porfiriato's Unfinished Project

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781496239648

1496239644

9781496239631

1496239636