Kavanagh, Robin
(2006)
Reform and Opposition in the 1830s as viewed through the
Illustrated Press of Ireland and Britain.
PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth.
Abstract
On 1 September 1831 the Zoological Gardens in Dublin’s Phoenix Park opened to the
public and those relatively few members of the Irish population who could afford the
price of sixpence entrance fee were offered a look at live exotic animals from foreign
places. With the exception of the rare few who had experienced African wildlife
safaris, most Irishmen and women of the early nineteenth century had only ever seen
depictions of wild animals in prints or paintings, or carved in the stone sculptures that
decorated the great buildings in their cities. Pictures in print in the newspapers were
rare before the 1830s and most Irish and British people, anyway, could not afford the
6d. to purchase one. However, it was not necessary to purchase these publications and
prints in order to see them; anyone passing by the window of their local print shop and
bookseller could gaze to their heart’s delight at the latest array of prints and illustrated
publications boldly displayed in every windowpane for all to see.
This thesis examines and compares a variety of the Irish and British illustrated
periodicals that were published during the 1830s, an emotionally charged period of
political and religious polarization. The contemporary events and issues surrounding
the parliamentary reforms, industrial and technical innovations, evangelical activities
and the church reform and anti-tithes movement all contribute to the contextualization
of this study. The pictorial images appearing in periodicals during this time have
received surprisingly little scholarly attention; this study is the first research project
specifically targeting the role of the illustrated periodicals in the pre-famine period.
| Item Type: |
Thesis
(PhD)
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| Keywords: |
Reform;
Illustrated Press; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Arts & Humanities > History |
| Item ID: |
5266 |
| Depositing User: |
IR eTheses
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| Date Deposited: |
01 Aug 2014 13:29 |
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