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Victorian Sensation: Or the Spectacular, the Shocking and the Scandalous in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Anthem Nineteenth-Century) - Softcover

Diamond, Michael

 
9781843311508: Victorian Sensation: Or the Spectacular, the Shocking and the Scandalous in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Anthem Nineteenth-Century)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 184331150X ISBN 13: 9781843311508
Verlag: Anthem Press, 2004

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A captivating look at the origins of our own tabloid culture in the salacious and titillating media of the Victorian era.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Michael Diamond has been an editor, producer and presenter for the BBC, where he worked on 'The World at One' and the 'BBC World Service'. He has a lifelong interest in the Victorian Age. He is also the author of 'Lesser Breeds: Racial Attitudes in Popular British Culture, 1890–1940' (Anthem Press, 2006).

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From political sleaze and scandal to West End hits and the 'feel-good' factor, Michael Diamond explores the media stories that gripped Victorian society, in an age when newspapers became cheap, nationally distributed and easily accessible to all classes. Fully illustrated, and drawing on a wealth of original material, "Victorian Sensation" sheds light on the Victorians' fascination with celebrity culture and their obsession with gruesome and explicit reportage of murders and sex scandals. With a vivid cast of characters, ranging from the serial poisoner William Palmer, to Charles Dickens, Jumbo the Elephant, distinguished politicians and even the Queen herself, this passionate analysis of the period reveals how the reporting methods of our own popular media have their origins in the Victorian press, and shows that sensation was as integral a part of society in the nineteenth century as it is today.
'This enthralling book shows that the Victorians revelled in political and sexual scandals, murder reports, and the antics of royalty, the upper classes and celebrities. Diamond tackles his theme with verve and skill.'
"Sunday Times"
'Entertaining... the newspapers were offering a glimpse into another kind of world, an assertion that people living not very far away from the reader had a very different, and probably more exciting, lifestyle.'
"Guardian"
'This book is a great and not-to-be missed treat for anyone with an interest in
Victorian cultural history.'
"Dickensian"
'"Victorian Sensation" is consistently entertaining and informative, with readable narratives and a compendium of interesting facts.'
"BBC History, Books of the Year"

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Verlag
Anthem Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2004
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
184331150X
ISBN 13 
9781843311508
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
340
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