The Enlightenment & the book : Scottish authors & their publishers in eighteenth-century Britain, Ireland, & 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., 1948-
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 écossaise > 18e siècle > Édition.
Littérature anglaise > Auteurs écossais > Édition.
Éditeurs > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Éditeurs > Irlande > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Éditeurs > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Écrivains et éditeurs > Écosse > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Littérature écossaise > 18e siècle > Appréciation.
Littérature anglaise > Auteurs écossais > Appréciation.
Écrivains écossais > Vie intellectuelle > 18e siècle.
Siècle des Lumières > Écosse.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Publishing.
Authors and publishers
Enlightenment
Publishers and publishing
Scottish literature > Appreciation
Schotse School.
Uitgeverijen.
Great Britain
Ireland
Scotland
United States
Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.
Verenigde Staten.
Ierland.
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Composing the Scottish Enlightenment
  • Identity and diversity among Scottish authors
  • The rewards of authorship
  • Forging the London-Edinburgh publishing axis
  • The heyday of Scottish Enlightenment publishing
  • The achievement of William Creech
  • The rise and fall of Irish reprinting
  • Making Scottish books in America, 1770-1784
  • A more extensive diffusion of useful knowledge : Philadelphia, 1784-1800.

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