Spain's Eighteenth-Century Periodical Press

Antonio Valladares de Sotomayor and the Semanario Erudito

AvMadeline Sutherland-Meier

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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This is the first monographic study of the Semanario Erudito, one of the most important learned periodicals of late eighteenth-century Spain. Its editor, Antonio Valladares de Sotomayor (1737–1820), sought to recover the history of Spain and, through his periodical, instruct his readers. The book begins by discussing Valladares’s life and works; he was a prolific and popular dramatist, as well as a professional editor of books and other periodicals. Documents from Spain’s Archivo Histórico Nacional inform the next two chapters, which examine the periodical’s history; these chapters treat the censorship process, as well as the printers, sellers andreaders of the Semanario. The book’s second half looks at what Valladares published – reformist tracts by arbitristas and proyectistas, reflections on the monarchy and the role of privados, writings by eighteenth-century figures such as Macanaz, Burriel, Mayans and Sarmiento – and suggests why he might have selected particular texts for his readers.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-03-15
Mått:138 x 216 x 22 mm
Vikt:518 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Iberian and Latin American Studies
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:University of Wales Press
ISBN:9781837722075

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Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur

Mer om författaren

Madeline Sutherland-Meier is Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin. Her area of expertise is Spanish Literature, especially the periodical press and the Romancero (Spanish Ballad).

Innehållsförteckning

Part IValladares and the Semanario Erudito The Life and Works of Antonio Valladares de Sotomayor Early Years, Early Works Writing for the Theatre A Temporary Stay in Osuna The Economics of Writing and the Move to Editing Hard Times in the 1790s The Peninsular War and a Return to the Theatre 1818: An Investigation by the Inquisition and an Appeal to the King Final Years and Final Projects The Semanario Erudito The Early History of the Semanario Erudito The Prospecto Valladares and Antonio de Sancha: Publishers with a Common Purpose The Publication and Distribution of the Semanario Erudito The Decree of 1791 and After 1816: The Nuevo Semanario Erudito The Law, the Censors, the Consejo de Castilla and the Semanario Erudito Laws Regulating the Periodical Press in the Eighteenth Century The Censors The Censors’ Recommendations and the Consejo’s Decisions April 1788: A Contretemps with the Authorities Conclusions: The Role of the Censors, a Confluence of Interests Part IIRecovering the History of Spain Introduction: Examining Valladares’s Archive Assembling the Archive What Did the Archive Contain? Recovering the History of the Seventeenth Century Introduction Eye-Witness Reporting: Quevedo, Almansa y Mendoza, Pellicer de Tovar The Spanish Monarchy: Palafox’s ‘Juicio interior’ and the Anonymous Memorias históricas de la monarquía de España Royal Correspondence: Letters of the Conde Duque de Olivares, Queen Mariana, Don Juan de Austria and the Duque de Alba Writings of the Arbitristas and the Proyectistas The Arbitristas: Diagnosing and Curing Spain’s Ills The Eighteenth-Century Heirs of the Arbitrista Tradition: The Proyectistas Eighteenth-Century Writers: Martín Sarmiento, Andrés Burriel, Gregorio Mayans y Siscar Writings by Padre Martín Sarmiento Letters of Andrés Burriel Gregorio Mayans y Siscar: Correspondence and Other Writings Conclusion and Reflections