Histories for the Many
The Victorian Family Magazine and Popular Representations of the Past. The "Leisure Hour", 1852-1870
Histories for the Many examines the contribution of illustrated family magazines to Victorian historical culture. How, by whom, for whom and with which intentions was history used within this popular medium? How were class, gender, age, religion, and space debated? How were academic and popular approaches to the past linked to the materiality of the medium? The focus is set on the evangelical Leisure Hour with comparisons to the London Journal, Good Words and Cornhill. The study's approach to the serialisation of history in text and image combines periodical studies and book history with concepts from cultural studies, sociology as well as narratology.
Overview Chapters
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Frontmatter
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Table of Contents
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List of Tables
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List of Illustrations
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Acknowledgements
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1. The Victorian Family Magazine and Historical Culture
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Part I: The Leisure Hour in the Periodical Marketplace
2. The Leisure Hour and the Disputed Genre of the Family Magazine in the 1850s and 1860s
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3. History for the Working Man: The Leisure Hour and the London Journal, 1852
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4. Images of History: The Leisure Hour, Good Words and the Cornhill Magazine, 1860
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Part II: Serialising History in the Leisure Hour
5. Serialising History into and out of the Leisure Hour: The Periodical and Book Transfer
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6. Writing History for the Family Audience: Between Popular and Academic
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7. Conclusion
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Appendix
Appendix A: Tables
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Appendix B: Excursus - Fictional Series on the Past and Their Book Counterparts
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Appendix C: Contributors on the Past in the Leisure Hour (1852-1870)
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References
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Index
Seiten 331 - 340
7 December 2016, 340 pages
ISBN: 978-3-8376-3711-3
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