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《紳士雜誌》是1731年1月由愛德華·凱夫於英國倫敦發行的雜誌。原始的完整名稱是《紳士雜誌：或稱每月商人通信》。凱夫的創新想法是創造一份每月文摘，內容包括新聞以及受過教育的民眾會有興趣的任何主題，範圍涵蓋商品價格到拉丁文詩歌。
It carried original content from a stable of regular contributors, as well as extensive quotes and extracts from other periodicals and books. Cave, who edited The Gentleman's Magazine under the pen name "Sylvanus Urban", was the first to use the term "magazine" (meaning "storehouse") for a periodical. The iconic illustration of St John's Gate on the front of each issue (occasionally updated over the years) depicted Cave's home, in effect, the magazine's 'office'.
Prior to the founding of The Gentleman's Magazine, there had been specialized journals, but no such wide-ranging publication (though there had been attempts, such as The Gentleman's Journal, which was edited by Peter Motteux and ran from 1692 to 1694).
Samuel Johnson's first regular employment as a writer was with The Gentleman's Magazine. During a time when parliamentary reporting was banned, Johnson regularly contributed parliamentary reports as "Debates of the Senate of Magna Lilliputia". Though they reflected the positions of the participants, the words of the debates were mostly Johnson's own.
Cave, a skilled businessman, developed an extensive distribution system for The Gentleman's Magazine. It was read throughout the English-speaking world. It finally ceased publication in September, 1907.
Series
- 1731-1735 The Gentleman's Magazine: or Monthly Intelligencer
- 1736-1833 The Gentleman's Magazine: and Historical Chronicle
- 1834-1855 The Gentleman's Magazine of New Series
- 1856-1868 New Series: The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review
- 1869-1907 New Series: The Gentleman's Magazine
See also
External links
- Bodleian Internet Library of Early Journals — online archive of The Gentleman's Magazine from 1731 to 1750