A History of American Literary Journalism
Author | : John C. Hartsock |
Publisher | : University of Massachusetts Press |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2000 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015050550253 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Aiming to provide a history of and contextualize a literary form he calls literary journalism, Hartsock (communication studies, SUNY Cortland) provides evidence of the emergence of a "modern" American literary journalism; discusses reasons for the form's emergence and epistemological consequences; describes antecedents to the form; analyzes how to distinguish it from other nonfiction forms; offers post-fin de siecle evidence of the form up to the 1960s; and offers reasons for its critical marginalization. Intended for graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and journalists. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR