Cosmopolitan

Japanese: 《Cosmopolitan》(英語表記)Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan

...At the end of the 19th century, America also saw fierce competition among popular magazines. Magazines such as Cosmopolitan (1886), McClure's Magazine (1893), and Munsey's Magazine (1893) lowered their prices to attract readers. National Geographic Magazine, launched in 1888, was a magazine aimed at ordinary households that introduced rare scenery around the world through beautiful photographs, and its circulation steadily increased, reaching approximately 10 million copies today.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Cosmopolitan" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…19世紀末にはアメリカでも激しい大衆雑誌競争が演じられた。《コスモポリタンCosmopolitan》(1886),《マクルーアMcClure’s Magazine》(1893),《マンセーMunsey’s Magazine》(1893)などがそれぞれ定価を下げて読者を獲得することにつとめた。また88年創刊の《ナショナル・ジオグラフィック・マガジンNational Geographic Magazine》は美しい写真で世界の珍しい風物を紹介する雑誌として,一般家庭を対象に着実に部数をのばし,現在は約1000万部に達している。…

※「《Cosmopolitan》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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