Victorian Sensation: Or, the Spectacular, the Shocking and the Scandalous in Nineteenth-Century Britain / Edition 1

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Overview

"Drawing on a wealth of primary material, Michael Diamond explores the stories that impacted on Victorian society through the eyes of the contemporary media. In revealing the pervasiveness of sensation, Diamond sheds light on the Victorian appetite for gruesome and explicit reportage on murders and sex scandals, from sensational characters such as the serial poisoner William Palmer to notorious cases such as the Cleveland Street affair, which implicated prominent politicians and royalty. At the same time celebrated figures from Charles Dickens to Jumbo the Elephant are viewed in the context of the music halls and popular press that both documented and provoked contemporary reaction." The reporting of sensations in a manner designed to attract the widest possible audience and maximize sales dramatically shaped the relationship between the media and the public. Michael Diamond's passionate analysis of the period, from political sleaze and scandal to West End hits and the 'feel-good' factor, demonstrates how the reporting methods of today's popular media have their origins in the Victorian press. By turns amusing, poignant and tragic, Victorian Sensation shows that the spectacular, the shocking and the scandalous were as integral a part of society in the nineteenth century as they are today.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781843310761
  • Publisher: Wimbledon Publishing
  • Publication date: 8/1/2003
  • Series: Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series Series
  • Edition description: First
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 340
  • Product dimensions: 6.14 (w) x 9.21 (h) x 0.81 (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Royalty

Chapter 2: Political Movements

Chapter 3: Religion and Morality

Chapter 4: Sex Scandal

Chapter 5: Murder

Chapter 6: The 'Sensation Novel'

Chapter 7: The 'Sensation Drama'

Chapter 8: Stars of Entertainment

Afterword

Chronology of the Main Events Mentioned

Notes

Index

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