TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hessell,Nikki
TI  - Literary authors, parliamentary reporters: Johnson, Coleridge, Hazlitt, Dickens 
SN  - 9781139191081
AV  - PN5124.L6 H47 2012eb
U1  - 820.9 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Johnson, Samuel,
KW  - Coleridge, Samuel Taylor,
KW  - Hazlitt, William,
KW  - Dickens, Charles,
KW  - Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
KW  - Dickens, Charles
KW  - Hazlitt, William
KW  - Johnson, Samuel
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Parliament
KW  - Reporters and reporting
KW  - fast
KW  - Journalism and literature
KW  - History
KW  - 18th century
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Presse et littérature
KW  - Grande-Bretagne
KW  - Histoire
KW  - 18e siècle
KW  - 19e siècle
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM
KW  - European
KW  - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Journalism
KW  - Journalismus
KW  - gnd
KW  - Literatur
KW  - Parlament
KW  - Großbritannien
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction: reporting and the individual talent -- 2. Samuel Johnson: beyond Lilliput -- 3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the freedom of the gallery -- 4. William Hazlitt and the real eloquence of the British senate -- 5. Charles Dickens and the ghost of speeches past -- 6. Conclusion: taking parliamentary reporting seriously
N2  - "Samuel Johnson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Hazlitt and Charles Dickens all worked as parliamentary reporters, but their experiences in the press gallery have not received much scrutiny. Nikki Hessell's study is the first work to consider all four of these canonical writers as gallery reporters, providing a detailed picture of this intriguing episode in their careers. Hessell challenges preconceived notions about the role that emergent literary genius played in their success as reporters, arguing instead that they were consummate gallery professionals who adapted themselves to the journalistic standards of their day. That professional background fed in to their creative work in unexpected ways. By drawing on a wealth of evidence in letters, diaries and the press, this study provides fresh insights into the ways in which four great writers learnt the craft of journalism and brought those lessons to bear on their career as literary authors"--
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