The Enlightenment and the Book : Scottish Authors and Their Publishers in Eighteenth-Century Britain, Ireland, and America.

The late eighteenth century witnessed an explosion of intellectual activity in Scotland by such luminaries as David Hume, Adam Smith, Hugh Blair, William Robertson, Adam Ferguson, James Boswell, and Robert Burns. And the books written by these seminal thinkers made a significant mark during their ti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sher, Richard B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Temas:
1700-1799
English literature > Scottish authors > Publishing.
Scottish literature > 18th century > Publishing.
Publishers and publishing > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Publishers and publishing > Ireland > History > 18th century.
Publishers and publishing > United States > History > 18th century.
Authors and publishers > Scotland > History > 18th century.
English literature > Scottish authors > Appreciation.
Scottish literature > 18th century > Appreciation.
Authors, Scottish > Intellectual life > 18th century.
Enlightenment > Scotland.
Littérature anglaise > Auteurs écossais > Édition.
Littérature écossaise > 18e siècle > Édition.
Écrivains et éditeurs > Écosse > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Littérature anglaise > Auteurs écossais > Appréciation.
Littérature écossaise > 18e siècle > Appréciation.
Écrivains écossais > Vie intellectuelle > 18e siècle.
Siècle des Lumières > Écosse.
Authors and publishers
Enlightenment
Publishers and publishing
Scottish literature > Appreciation
Great Britain
Ireland
Scotland
United States
scottish authors, scotland, united kingdom, britain, ireland, america, 18th century, literature, publication, robert burns, james boswell, adam ferguson, william robertson, hugh blair, david hume, wealth of nations, life samuel johnson, bookmaking, book industry, knowledge, dissemination, philosophy, economics, print culture, nonfiction, history, strahan and cadell, creech, piracy, copyright, reprinting, immigration, london, edinburgh.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The late eighteenth century witnessed an explosion of intellectual activity in Scotland by such luminaries as David Hume, Adam Smith, Hugh Blair, William Robertson, Adam Ferguson, James Boswell, and Robert Burns. And the books written by these seminal thinkers made a significant mark during their time in almost every field of polite literature and higher learning throughout Britain, Europe, and the Americas. In this magisterial history, Richard B. Sher breaks new ground for our understanding of the Enlightenment and the forgotten role of publishing during that period. The Enlightenment and the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (842 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 709-755) and index.
ISBN:9780226752549
0226752542

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