Literature and Journalism in Antebellum America Thoreau, Stowe, and Their Contemporaries Respond to the Rise of the Commercial Press
Description
Explores the sibling rivalry that emerged in the American literary marketplace in the decades after the advent of the penny press, showing how journalism became a target, a counterpoint, and even a model for numerous American authors, including Thoreau, Cooper, Poe, and Stowe.
Keywords
Literary CriticismAmericanModern19th CenturySocial ScienceMedia StudiesLanguage Arts & DisciplinesJournalismLinguistics
2011Book
Author(s)Mark Canada
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9780230110946
LanguageEnglish
