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- Title
Religion, Readership, and the Periodical Press: The Place of Poetry in Good Words.
- Authors
EHNES, CALEY
- Abstract
An essay is presented on the 19th-century Christian periodical "Good Words," with a particular focus on its characterization of reading as a devotional act. According to the author, the periodical's editorial staff worked to create a brand for the magazine by reframing love and nature poetry as religious texts. Details on the magazine's editorial content and layout are also presented. Other topics include Sabbath observance and the visual composition of poetry.
- Subjects
CHRISTIAN life periodicals; BOOKS &; reading; DEVOTIONAL literature; CHRISTIAN poetry; SABBATH; CHRISTIANITY; RELIGION
- Publication
Victorian Periodicals Review, 2012, Vol 45, Issue 4, p466
- ISSN
0709-4698
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1353/vpr.2012.0042