【作者】 黄怡华；

【导师】 金志霖；

【作者基本信息】 华东师范大学 ， 世界史， 2010， 硕士

【摘要】 出版业的繁荣得益于民众对知识与文化的不懈追求,更得益于社会的整体发展。18世纪下半叶,英国工业革命爆发,给社会带来了一系列重大的变革,也为出版业蓬勃发展提供了契机。英国至今都是世界闻名的传媒大国,对18世纪英国出版业展开研究,有助于我们更全面、细致地了解当时英国的社会面貌,也有助于更深入地理解英国的文化。全文由序言、正文和结语三个部分构成。本文第一章为出版业繁荣的表现,从出版物的种类与数量、发行与流通、书商的财富与转变三个方面进行阐释,以一系列详尽的数据与具体实例来证明出版市场的活跃。这一部分特别关注到书商在整个出版业发展中的积极作用,他们不仅对出版物的发行和流通贡献颇大,而且还顺应时代的潮流不断改变经营方式,他们创设的一些出版公司直至今日仍然具有举足轻重的影响。第二章是本文的重点所在,主要探讨了出版业繁荣的原因,本文从出版技术的提高,出版环境的改变,阅读人群的增多三个方面予以阐释。出版技术的提高离不开社会生产力水平的总体发展以及创造意识的加强,制度化藩篱的破除则为思想的自由传播提供了保障,越来越多的民众得以接触书刊,从而形成了一个日趋成熟和不断扩展的出版市场。第三章主要论述了出版业繁荣的影响,本文分别从流通图书馆和订阅图书馆的诞生、独立报纸的出现和新思想的传播三方面进行分析,并侧重从文化的层面探讨出版业繁荣对当下与未来英国社会的影响。更多还原

【Abstract】 There was a vigorous development of British publishing in the 18th century due to the peoples’pursuits of knowledge and culture.The flourish also result from the overall development of the society. The British Industrial Revolution broke out in the second half of 18th century. There is no doubt that the Revolution bring a lot of changes. Meanwhile it also has privided a rare opportunity for the booming of British publishing industry. Until now, Britain is a world-famous media power as well. Researching on the 18th century British publishing industry will help to not only be more comprehensive and detailed understanding of the social circumstances of Britain at that time, but also contribute to a deeper understanding of British culture.The text is divided into three parts, including prologue, main body and concluding remarks.The first chapter focuses on the prosperity of the British publishing industry. The section discusses the type and quantity of the publications, the distribution and circulation and the booksellers’wealths and their changes in the management. Through detailed datum and a series of specific examples, the part attempts to prove that there was an active publishing market in the 18th century. It is worth mentioning that booksellers have played an important role in the development of publishing industry. Even today, many publishing companies they established continue making a significant impact on the world.The second chapter is the main part of the study which discusses the reasons through three aspects related to the flourishing of publishing industry. They are the improvements on publishing technology, the changes of publishing circumstances and the increase in the number of the people who engaging in reading. The technology could’t promote without the overall developments of social productive forces and the strengthening of creative awareness. Furthermore, the elimination of the institutional barriers provided a guarantee to the spread of different ideas and thoughts. More and more people are enable to access to books and periodicals and then a more mature and increasing expanding publishing market has been built up. The third chapter summarizes the impact of the publishing industry’s prosperity. The birth of the circulating libraries and subscription libraries, the appearance of the independent newspapers and the spread of new ideas are the three main outcome of the flourishing. The text also emphasis on the publishing industry’s effect on the society currently and on the future in terms of culture.更多还原