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This article discusses the work of poet Sarah Piatt and her engagement with various Victorian poets, including Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Browning, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and Algernon Charles Swinburne. The author focuses on Piatt's poems that draw on the myth of Persephone and explores how they reflect debates between realism and idealism in the 19th century. The article also discusses the cultural and historical context surrounding the myth of Persephone and its relevance to Victorian writers. Additionally, the article analyzes Piatt's poem "A Daffodil" and its intertextual connections, suggesting multiple interpretations and highlighting the complexities of the myth and human experience. [Extracted from the article]

The article describes the approach to editing Pauline Hopkin's African American magazine novel "Hagar's Daughter." Topics discussed include typographical errors, missing words, typesetting or printing error in the texts, editorial attention on the racial implications of language and its potential reception by racial audiences like Black students, contextualization of anachronistic language and retention of racialized terms, offensive words and Black dialect that depict dehumanizing aspects.

The article describes the approach to the editing of Paulin E. Hopkin's Black speculative novel "Of One Blood; or, The Hidden Self," serialized in the "Colored American" magazine from November 1902 to November 1903. Topics discussed include the Mira/Nina dilemma in the novel, preservation of the text's character, correction of errors in the original magazine publication, and significance of the multivocality of the novel and its inclusion of extracts from other source texts.

This article intends to explore the constitutive role of US satirical periodicals in nation-building by focusing on the John-Donkey. In 1848, sixty years after the ratification of the American Constitution, the young United States was imagining itself into a nation. American periodicals were crucial in conveying competing ideas of what America should be, mirroring and amplifying widespread aspirations and preoccupations. In particular, the John-Donkey fostered a discussion with coeval papers on subjects such as mass immigration and the widespread sympathy for Pius IX in the United States. Although maintaining a desecrating attitude toward the papacy, the John-Donkey ridiculed those who deemed such sympathy and the rising number of Catholics (and Catholic voters) in the United States a threat. In doing so, the periodical indirectly expressed and expelled the anxieties fuelled in the readership by the Nativists as much as its editorial staff’s preoccupation that those anxieties might result in intolerance and even fanaticism. A detailed analysis of the texts and images related to these themes reveals conflating thoughts on international and domestic policies, indicating to what extent the projection of a specific “America” implied the definition of oneself as opposed to non-Americans and political opponents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is an editor's note from the journal American Periodicals. It introduces Marina Bilbija as the new Review Editor for the journal, highlighting her expertise in Black periodicals and her focus on international perspectives. The note emphasizes the journal's commitment to a broad definition of "America" and encourages submissions and book reviews that explore diverse communities, publications, and traditions. The note also discusses the importance of supporting scholarship in Black, Ethnic, Native, Chicano, Latine, and American Studies, as well as Gender and Sexuality. The article includes summaries of four essays featured in the journal, which cover topics such as the circulation of African American slave narratives in Canada, political satire in the mid-19th century, the role of seriality in cultural narratives, and the representation of women readers in Godey's Lady's Book. The editors invite feedback and engagement from readers. [Extracted from the article]

From the nineteenth century to the present, Indigenous periodicals have served as mediators for both complex citational practices and decolonial translations, as well as an important archive documenting and representing Indigenous people and issues. This special issue of the journal American Periodicals brings together scholars working on Indigenous periodicals to provide a glimpse into the vast array of Indigenous periodical writing as continuous repositories of Indigenous knowledge. The contributions highlighted in this special issue, emerging from an MLA roundtable session and a symposium on Indigenous print cultures, show that Indigenous periodicals serve as distinct material carriers of Indigenous information and visual-graphic spaces of communication, knowledge production, and community-building. They are complex media artifacts whose relation to the construction of sovereignty is articulated through periodicity, network, mediator, and archive. As special issue editors, we seek to broaden existing understandings of Indigenous textualities and interpretative traditions by offering a fresh approach to analyzing periodicals and the role they play in the expansion of Indigenous print, while also highlighting Indigenous periodicals' ongoing political and cultural work of sharing diverse viewpoints, expressing identity, establishing and participating in traditions, and asserting sovereignty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An introduction is presented in which the author discusses articles within the issue on topics including editing of Black literature from periodicals, the political, historical and community implications of editorship as a craft of textual production and of collective representation, and interventions into Black publishing history.

The article explores the history and development of the Proquest archives of the newspaper "Los Angeles Times." Topics include infrastructural settings that transform old newspapers into new objects with a media specificity different from the original paper prints such as optical character recognition (OCR), access and paywalls, the challenge of converting periodicals into machine-readable texts, and the context of the creation of the "Los Angeles Times" database.

The article explores the possibilities of term frequency-inverse document frequency (TF-IDF) computational method in American periodicals. Topics include the use of data collected on titles in Mary Ann Shadd Cary's "Provincial Freeman" newspaper to demonstrate the use of TF-IDF, an explanation of the TF-IDF method, a list of the most frequent terms in "Provincial Freeman" titles from 1853-1857, and the limitations of the method which is concerned with text.

The article critiques the comic strip "Crazy Quilt" by cartoonist Frank King published in the newspaper "Chicago Tribune" from April to June 1914. Topics include King's inspiration for creating the newspaper comic strip, the diverse heterogeneity of artistic styles invoked by the work, an argument that calling it a strip is misleading, and factors complicating its reading in any sequential order.

The article discusses the history of comic strips published in magazines in the U.S. during the 19th-century. Topics include the appearance of sequential and multi-panel comic strips in U.S. magazines from 1840s to 1930s, the growth experienced by comic strips with their prominence in folio-monthlies such as "Yankee Notions" from 1850s-1870s, the reason early American comic strips pose challenges for critics and the significant contribution of humor magazines to the development of early comics.

An introduction is presented wherein the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics, including Black periodical histories from the vantage point of digital tools, new approaches to comics in periodical media, and keywords for a theory of comics in periodicals.

In 1838 New York novelist Laughton Osborn attempted to ignite a sensation in the pages of American periodicals with the publication of a remarkable mock epic poem. Modeled on Alexander Pope's Dunciad Variorum, The Vision of Rubeta: An Epic Story of the Island of Manhattan proffered a four hundred-plus page satire of the American literary scene that was by turns playful, indignant, and profane. One curious feature of The Vision of Rubeta is the intensity with which Osborn attacks the editors of two six-cent newspapers, the New York Commercial Advertiser and the New York American. This article attempts to explain Osborn's seemingly eccentric choice of satirical targets. In the 1830s, editors William Leete Stone, Sr. of the Commercial Advertiser and Charles King of the American joined a spirited competition among periodical editors for literary-critical prominence, supplementing their commercially oriented newspapers with significant literary coverage and elevating themselves into nationally esteemed critical voices, upsetting established hierarchies of critical authority. Recognizing the substantial literary contributions of these newspapers requires some reevaluation of the standard narrative of antebellum periodical history, in which six-cent newspapers are regarded as little more than a dying medium that provided utilitarian financial and political news to a dwindling readership before succumbing to the competition of the penny press. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article chronicles the visual history of the American Agriculturist (1842-51; 1853- present; New York City), the first farming periodical in the United States to widely embrace artistic engravings. Long recognized as one of the most popular and influential periodicals in the mid-nineteenth-century United States, the Agriculturist's efforts to cultivate rural artistic taste has largely escaped investigation. This article recounts the development of the farming journal's interest in art-reproductions of paintings, original compositions, and other pictorial images-and explores its careful positioning as a mediator between the spheres of practical agriculture and fine art. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various topics within the issue, including the professional editorship of Laughton Osborn, the works of Arab American authors Afifa Karam and Sumayeh Attiyeh, and the enslaved African American printers in the Southern Press.

An introduction to essays published within the issue is presented on topics including the editorial shift that transformed "Conditions" into a multiracial, multi-cultural, and multiclass periodical, the archive of American periodical studies by insisting on the inclusion of feminist zines, and feminist periodical studies.

Nine contributors reflect on the rewards and challenges of recovering American women’s writing through the periodical archive, addressing research methods, collaborative scholarship, and what work remains to be done to reconstruct, interpret, and theorize women’s place in periodical culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article talks about the essay "Philadelphia Minerva: Erotic Liberalism, Oriental Tales, and the Female Subject in Periodicals of the Early Republic" that focused on liberalism, erotic discourses in American culture. Topics discussed are novelist Charles Brockden Brown's historical and periodical writings, future of American periodicals, and readership. The Oriental tale covered issues related to women such as feminist theory, female boldness, and female chastity.

The author presents a personal narrative of his work at Research Society for American Periodicals (RSAP) and mentions periodicals research.

The article discusses reprints of the poetry of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Christina Rossetti in U.S. periodicals in the 19th-century. The author argues that these reprints lead to a better understanding of the influence of Pre-Raphaelitism in the U.S. In addition, the author attempts to demonstrate how the reprints introduced the Rossettis' poetry into new cultural and socio-political contexts.

The article focuses on the monthly women's magazine "The Delineator," especially during the period from the 1890s to the 1920s while the magazine was under the leadership of editor Charles Dwyer and his successors including Theodore Dreiser and William Hard. The magazine during this period was notable for its representation of the "New Woman" who enjoyed sports such as golf, archery, and gymnastics, appreciated new technologies such as automobiles, and embraced social reform. The article also discusses Ebenezer Butterick, founder of the magazine and Butterick Publishing Company; the Settlement movement; author Helen Winslow's social themes, and women's suffrage.

The article considers how editors of 19th century periodical would have illustrations created for their magazines prior to commissioning the writing of accompanying text. The author focuses particularly on illustrated monthly magazines published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania such as "Godey's," Graham's," "Peterson's," and "Sartain's Union." The author argues that the practice of writing "illustrations" for etchings was part of the literary milieu of the era and explores the editorial policies which awarded such commissions. The writings and careers of authors Henry William Herbert and Caroline Kirkland are also considered.

The article presents a case study on the use of historical periodical databases in revising previous research. According to the author, historical periodicals can be found on web sites where specific subject areas are the focus. Researchers can now access the entire article by choosing the keywords using the American Periodical Series Online published in 1741 which includes seven million pages of content. Also, there are also databases that are not limited to libraries and research institutions.

Since the passage of the 1965 reform of American immigration law, the "newest" immigration has been one of the major concerns of American magazines including Time, Newsweek, and U.S. News and World Report. These magazines have published issues covering immigration, and in so doing, projected images of immigration and American identity as the nation of immigrants. Covers on immigration issues in the 1970s projected both affirmative and negative imagery. Some images displayed the virtues of immigrants, while others raised the specter of immigrants or the threat posed by them. A delicate balance between 'immigrants as a threat' and 'immigrants as central to the American identity' was maintained. However, the 1980s witnessed a turn toward a more negative view on immigrants, especially in imagery. The frequency of magazine covers with images of the negative implications of immigration dramatically increased, as the post-1965 debate over immigration culminated in the Immigration and Controlling Act of 1986 and the Immigration Act of 1990. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that new editors and a more ambitious agenda for the periodical "American Periodicals," represent a new phase for the Research Society for American Periodicals, providing the society's members the opportunity to reflect on its past and future. Identifying American periodicals as a distinct research area presupposes a number of potentially controversial claims that can give excitement and direction to "American Periodicals," under its new editors. Most obvious is the assumption that serial publications developed in the United States differ in kind, historically and editorially, from those of other nations. The chief problem with applying a holistic approach to periodicals, however, is the potential incoherence among their contents. Many journals begin by serving the publication needs of their members, but journals serve their core members best by broadening their readership and earning a reputation for excellence, innovation, and interest beyond their professional niche. Periodicals capture moments in time and document cultural processes as they unfold.

The article focuses on the presence of the concept of aging in sociological research. During the 20th century, the proportion of Swedes, who are 65 years and older, more than doubled, and the median age in the population increased, from 23 years to 39 years. The large demographical change behind this is the increase of the average lifetime. The average lifetime has never been higher than it is today, and it has increased by closer to 30 years during the 20th century. From 2003-2004 only, the average lifetime for men was increased by almost half a year. The image of the positive ageing, and retirement as a new active leisure, grew forth after the Second World War at a time that was characterized in the West by economic growth. A review of several Nordic, British and American periodicals shows that, during the years 1980-2002 extremely few articles were displayed which reflected the concept of aging society.

The article presents abstracts from panels sponsored by the research society for American Periodicals at the American Literature Association, May 2004. Some of the abstracts are: "Modernism and the Yellow Journalism"; "From Grassroots to Massroots: Third Wave Feminism, Global Activism, and Marie Claire"; " Rooting Out the Miserable Monthlies: The Una and the Antebellum Woman's Rights Movement"; "The Daily Alta's Unladylike Correspondent: Elizabeth Stoddard's Engagement with the Public Sphere," etc.

The article lists several resources related to the teaching of American periodicals including "Breathing New Life into Research Papers," by George T. Blakey, "Online News," by Susan Brooks-Young and "Special Edition: Using Newspapers in the Classroom," by Mackie Rhodes.

Information about several topics discussed at the "America at Century's End, 1890-1900" seminar at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania is presented. Topics include the role of American periodicals in examining the American literary and cultural history. The seminar featured several novels of various authors as well as nineteenth century periodicals.

An essay is presented on the impact of periodicals in the nineteenth-century American literature in the U.S. It cites the integration of historical periodicals in the classroom and the publication of American novels and short stories in American periodicals. Moreover, the role of periodical research in the nineteenth-century American literature is explored.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of teaching American periodicals.

The article lists publications on American periodicals from 1998-2001, including the book "Gone: The Last Days of the New Yorker," by Renata Adler, the dissertation "Domestic Violence in the Popular Discourse: A Victim-Centered Problem," by Nancy Sharon Berns, and the article "To Watch the Faces of the Poor," by Charles Cunningham.

The article addresses the time spent by Edgar Allan Poe as editor of "The Gentleman's Magazine," a duty that he shared with William Evans Burton for a year, beginning in June 1839. The magazine was founded two years earlier by Burton after his move from England. The article analyzes the magazine, including the frontispiece, the title page and the advertisements. During 1839, both Poe and Burton made significant contributions to the magazine to save money. Poe's desire for his own magazine is illustrated by quotes from letters he wrote to Philip P. Cooke three months after joining "The Gentleman's Magazine." The author suggests that Poe wrote his story "Peter Pendulum, The Business Man," first published in "The Gentleman's Magazine" in February 1840, as a self depiction.

The article discusses early American women's magazines, focusing on "(American) Ladies' Magazine," which was published from 1828-1836. Sarah Josepha Hale, the editor, used her editorials to support women authors and to encourage women to speak up for equal rights. The rest of the magazine was used as a platform for issues facing women at the time. The author states that the magazine and similar publications helped middle-class women to feel that they were participating in a struggle to empower themselves.

The article lists several books from recent scholarship on American Periodicals including "Black Journalist: White Media," by Ainley Beulah, "Flash!: The Associated Press Covers the World," edited by Vincent Alabiso and "All-American Anarchist: Joseph A. Labadie and the Labor Movement," by Carlotta R. Anderson.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses about various topics discussed in the journal including academic image as per physicist Sir Isaac Newton and philosopher Bernard of Chartres, new generation scholars and trends in American periodicals research, and popular print culture.

The article lists the annual selected checklist of scholarship in American periodicals in the U.S. from 1996-1999 which includes "Magazine-Made America: The Cultural Transformation of the Postwar Periodical," by David Abrahamson, "Irving Howe-Socialist, Critic, Jew," by Edward Alexander and "You Must Go Home Again: Duty, Love, and Work as Presented in Popular Magazines during World War II," by Susan Alexander and Alison Greenberg.

Analyzes how news magazines `Time', `U.S. News and World Report' and `Newsweek' covered the 1988 presidential campaign. Coverage of the horserace aspects of the campaign; Overall direction of unattributed news coverage; Campaign topics covered; Coverage contributors.