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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  • FC; Half Title; The WISH List; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; A Note to the Reader; Acknowledgements; Foreword; 1 Introduction; 2 Sensation and Sensationalism; 3 Sensational Processes; 4 The Aesthetics of Sensation; 5 The Distractions of the Modern; 6 Cinematic Sensation: The Sublime and the Spectacle; 7 Sensational Affect; 8 The Melodrama of the Modern; Notes; Index