periodical: Evolution of Periodicals

The French Journal des scavans (1665–1792), edited by “Sieur de Hedouville” (Denis de Sallo), is considered to have been the first periodical. A literary, scientific, and art weekly, it was widely imitated in Europe. German periodicals began late in the 18th cent. as information magazines in dialogue form, later evolving into literary and scientific journals. Under Hitler periodicals were primarily vehicles of Nazi propaganda, and the traditional magazines were suppressed or destroyed.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Special-Interest Magazines
• The United States
• England
• Evolution of Periodicals
• Bibliography

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