Heroism in Victorian periodicals 1850-1900 : Chambers's journal-leisure hour-Fraser's magazine / Christiane Hadamitzky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hadamitzky, Christiane, author.

Series:

Helden - Heroisierungen - Heroismen ; Volume 15.

Helden-Heroisierungen-Heroismen ; Volume 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courage.

Heroes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 pages)

Place of Publication:

Baden-Baden, Germany : Ergon Verlag, [2020]

Summary:

Nineteenth century Britain was an age of rapid technological, political and societal change. This was also reflected in the media: Industrially-produced print media opened a mass market with publications for almost any (niche-) interest one could think of. The societal changes also resulted in a growing need for orientation which in many publications was answered using the semantics of the heroic. As guiding figures, heroes were supposed to offer role models for a variety different readerships. By analysing Chambers's Journal, Fraser's Magazine and Leisure Hour, this study analyses different conceptions of the heroic on the Victorian print market and shows how the heroic was used for different didactic, social and political purposes in addressing different readerships within the context of changing power structures.

Notes:

Originally published as the author's thesis (doctoral--Freiburg) under the title: " 'Homely, easy and attainable for all'. The representation of heroism in Victorian periodicals 1850-1900: Chambers's Journal - Leisure Hour - Fraser's Magazine"

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-311) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-95650-724-X