The Rise and Fall of Early American Magazine Culture

by Jared Gardner

Book Overview

Countering assumptions about early American print culture and challenging our scholarly fixation on the novel, Jared Gardner reimagines the early American magazine as a rich literary culture that operated as a model for nation-building by celebrating editorship over authorship and serving as a virtual salon in which citizens were invited to share their different perspectives. The Rise and Fall of Early American Magazine Culture reexamines early magazines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252080068
• ISBN13: 9780252080067
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"