«Spectator»-Type Periodicals in International Perspective: Enlightened Moral Journalism in Europe and North America

ISBN-13: 9783631761144 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 484 str.

Misia Sophia Doms

Opis

The contributions of the present volume outline the historical development and the intricate literary, artistic, journalistic and scientific communication and distribution networks of the moral weeklies and periodical essays inspired by the Spectator prototype in Europe and North America.

Spis treści

The European spectatorial press in English, Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian - Moral weeklies in German-speaking Switzerland and in the Holy Roman Empire - Spectatorial writings in the Kingdoms of Bohemia, Poland, Denmark-Norway and Sweden - Moral journalism in the Russian Empire - Spectatorial influences in North America

O autorze

Misia Sophia Doms is Professor of German Studies at the University College of Teacher Education Lower Austria. Among her scholarly interests are literary and cultural history from the early modern period to the present day, the history of language teaching, literary and journalistic genres, points of contact between literature and knowledge and dialogic encounters between different cultures.