Literary Journalism in British and American Prose
Subtitle: An Historical Overview
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9781476676210
Subjects: American fiction, history and criticism; Reporters and reporting; Journalism, united states; Journalism, great britain
Description: "The debate surrounding "fake news" versus "real" news is nothing new. Famous journalists and literary figures have always mixed fact, imagination and critical commentary to produce memorable works. Contrasting the rival yet complementary traditions of "literary" or "new" journalism in Britain and the U.S., this study explores the credibility of some of the "great" works of English literature"--