How a prominent magazine shaped nineteenth-century American literature and culture
During the 1870s, the organization and stewardship of American culture by the upper classes began to take hold on a mass scale, due in part to the founding of museums, municipal libraries, symphony halls, theaters, and public parks. In addition, periodicals such as Scribner's Magazine, Harper's Monthly Magazine, and The Atlantic Monthly became major players in shaping the country's cultural ideals.
Founded in 1870, Scribner's Monthly: An Illustrated...
How a prominent magazine shaped nineteenth-century American literature and culture
