Reaction to Mass Media Growth in 18th-Century England
- 1 December 1956
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journalism Quarterly
- Vol. 33 (4) , 442-455
- https://doi.org/10.1177/107769905603300403
Abstract
What happened to the writer and the quality of his work when a substantial reading public developed in 18th-century England for newspapers, books and magazines? Here is described the turn from initial optimism to pessimism on the part of authors who saw literary tastes lowered by mass consumption.Keywords
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