Manliness and the Boys’ Story Paper in Britain: A Cultural History, 1855-1940
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ISBN-13:
9780333641729
Veröffentl:
2002
Erscheinungsdatum:
05.11.2002
Seiten:
274
Autor:
K. Boyd
Gewicht:
454 g
Format:
228x142x19 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
In this pioneering work about the precursor to the comic book, Kelly Boyd traces the evolution of the boys' story paper and its impact on the imaginative world of working-class readers. From the penny dreadful and the Boy's Own Paper to the tales of Billy Bunter and Sexton Blake, this cultural form shaped ideas about gender, race, class and empire in response to social change. This study is an important analysis of a neglected part of popular culture.
First serious academic study of the history of boys' story papers and comics
Acknowledgements Introduction: Fiction for the Working Lad PART I: READERS AND WRITERS Boys' Lives: Boys' Education, Work and Leisure, 1855-1940 Publishers and Strategies: From Family Firms to Mass Marketing PART II: 'REVEL IN YOUR BOYHOOD': VARIETIES OF MASCULINITY Victorian Manliness, Upper-Class Heroes and the Ideal of Character, 1855-1900 The Democratization of Manliness at the Turn of the Century, 1880-1920 Balance, Self-Control and Obedience in the Interwar Years PART III: MANLINESS AND THE 'OTHER' 'Manhood Achieved': Imperialism, Racism and Manliness Comrades, Chums and Competitors: Images of Women in the Boys' Story Paper Conclusion: On Heroes and Hero Worship Notes Bibliography Index
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