Description
Early English Periodicals and Early Modern Social Media offers a groundbreaking analysis of how periodicals in early modern England served functions remarkably similar to modern social media platforms. Margaret J. M. Ezell demonstrates that these publications were not merely sources of information, but rather dynamic spaces where readers engaged with content, shared ideas, and formed communities.
Through careful examination of periodical culture, Ezell reveals how early modern audiences used these publications to participate in public discourse, circulate news, and establish social networks. The book challenges traditional understandings of media history by drawing compelling parallels between historical and contemporary forms of communication. By treating periodicals as early social media, Ezell provides fresh insights into early modern reading practices, print culture, and the development of the public sphere.
Published by Cambridge University Press, this work is essential for scholars of English history, media studies, and book history.
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