The Enlightenment and the Book: Scottish Authors and Their Publishers in Eighteenth-Century Britain, Ireland, and AmericaThe 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. |
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The Enlightenment & the book: Scottish authors & their publishers in eighteenth-century Britain, Ireland, & America
Nutzerbericht - Not Available - Book VerdictIn 1757, when philosopher David Hume boasted that the Scots were "the People most distinguish'd for Literature in Europe," he was undoubtedly pitching it a bit strong. But as Sher (Church and ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
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1 | |
Designs and Disclaimers | 25 |
Part I Scottish Authors in a World of Books | 41 |
Part II Publishing the Scottish Enlightenment in London and Edinburgh | 263 |
Part III Reprinting the Scottish Enlightenment in Dublin and Philadelphia | 441 |
Tables | 611 |
Bibliography | 709 |
757 | |
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