Gender and the Victorian Periodical |
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| Author:
| Fraser, Hilary
Green, Stephanie
Johnston, Judith |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-05457-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $54.95 |
Book Description:
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Gender and the Victorian Periodical examines the important part played by the Victorian periodical in defining and refining the ideas of gender and gender roles during the second half of the nineteenth century. It locates the periodical press in nineteenth-century culture, and consider issues of gender in the development of the press as a powerful political and social medium. The study examines broad questions as they are explored in a range of different kinds of periodicals, from...
More DescriptionGender and the Victorian Periodical examines the important part played by the Victorian periodical in defining and refining the ideas of gender and gender roles during the second half of the nineteenth century. It locates the periodical press in nineteenth-century culture, and consider issues of gender in the development of the press as a powerful political and social medium. The study examines broad questions as they are explored in a range of different kinds of periodicals, from journalism to comic magazines.