Sensational subjects the dramatization of experience in the modern world

Under what conditions does 'sensation' become 'sensational'? By the early nineteenth century murder had become the staple of the sensationalizing popular press, and gruesome descriptions were deployed to make a direct impact on the 'sensations' of the reader. Later, c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Jervis, John, 1946- author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, England : Bloomsbury Academic [2015]
Colección:WISH list.
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Sumario:Under what conditions does 'sensation' become 'sensational'? By the early nineteenth century murder had become the staple of the sensationalizing popular press, and gruesome descriptions were deployed to make a direct impact on the 'sensations' of the reader. Later, concern with the thrills, spills, and shocks of modern life was being articulated in the language of sensation, and media sensationalism was already being seen both as contributing to this process and as magnifying its impact, just as sensation was, in turn, taken up by literature, art and film. Finally, it seems as though the dr
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (243 p.)
ISBN:9781472535641
9781472535634
9781472535658