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Literary authors, parliamentary reporters : Johnson, Coleridge, Hazlitt, Dickens /
"Samuel Johnson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Hazlitt and Charles Dickens all worked as parliamentary reporters, but their experiences in the press gallery have not received much scrutiny. Nikki Hessell's study is the first work to consider all four of these canonical writers as galler...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Samuel Johnson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Hazlitt and Charles Dickens all worked as parliamentary reporters, but their experiences in the press gallery have not received much scrutiny. Nikki Hessell's study is the first work to consider all four of these canonical writers as gallery reporters, providing a detailed picture of this intriguing episode in their careers. Hessell challenges preconceived notions about the role that emergent literary genius played in their success as reporters, arguing instead that they were consummate gallery professionals who adapted themselves to the journalistic standards of their day. That professional background fed in to their creative work in unexpected ways. By drawing on a wealth of evidence in letters, diaries and the press, this study provides fresh insights into the ways in which four great writers learnt the craft of journalism and brought those lessons to bear on their career as literary authors"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxi, 195 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139191081 113919108X 9781139186186 1139186183 9781139004954 1139004956 1283384183 9781283384186 1107229553 9781107229556 1139180010 9781139180016 9786613384188 6613384186 1139189794 9781139189798 1139188488 9781139188487 1139183869 9781139183864 |