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Sher, Richard B.,
1948-
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The Enlightenment & the book
[electronic resource] :
Scottish authors & their publishers in eighteenth-century Britain, Ireland, & America /
Richard B. Sher.
Enlightenment and the book
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
c2006.
1 online resource (xxvi, 815 p.) :
ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [709]-755) and index.
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.
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.
English literature
Scottish authors
Publishing.
27171
Scottish literature
18th century
Publishing.
27264
Publishers and publishing
Great Britain
History
18th century.
27266
Publishers and publishing
Ireland
History
18th century.
27269
Publishers and publishing
United States
History
18th century.
27271
Authors and publishers
Scotland
History
18th century.
27273
English literature
Scottish authors
Appreciation.
27274
Scottish literature
18th century
Appreciation.
27276
Authors, Scottish
Intellectual life
18th century.
27278
Enlightenment
Scotland.
27280
Littérature écossaise
18e siècle
Édition.
27206
Littérature écossaise (anglaise)
Édition.
27207
Éditeurs
Grande-Bretagne
Histoire
18e siècle.
27208
Éditeurs
Irlande
Histoire
18e siècle.
27282
Éditeurs
États-Unis
Histoire
18e siècle.
27284
Écrivains et éditeurs
Écosse
Histoire
18e siècle.
27287
Littérature écossaise
18e siècle
Appréciation.
27288
Littérature écossaise (anglaise)
Appréciation.
27289
Écrivains écossais
Vie intellectuelle
18e siècle.
27291
Siècle des lumières
Écosse.
27293
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
Publishing.
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Schotse School.
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Uitgeverijen.
gtt
27299
Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.
gtt
27300
Verenigde Staten.
gtt
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Ierland.
gtt
27301
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Electronic books.
Print version:
Sher, Richard B., 1948-
Enlightenment & the book.
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2006
0226752526
9780226752525
(DLC) 2006015667
(OCoLC)69423162
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