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Enlightenment and the Book
Scottish Authors and Their Publishers in Eighteenth-Century Britain, Ireland, and America
Inbunden, 2007
423 kr
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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 Book" seeks to remedy the common misperception that such classics as "The Wealth of Nations" and "The Life of …
Enlightenment and the Book
Scottish Authors and Their Publishers in Eighteenth-Century Britain, Ireland, and America
Häftad, 2010
492 kr
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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 Book" seeks to remedy the common misperception that such classics as "The Wealth of Nations" and "The Life of …
Enlightenment and the Book
Scottish Authors and Their Publishers in Eighteenth-Century Britain, Ireland, and America
E-bok, 2008
1024 kr
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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 …
Making Boswell's Life of Johnson
An Author-Publisher and His Support Network
E-bok, 2023
312 kr
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Making Boswell's Life of Johnson
An Author-Publisher and His Support Network
E-bok, 2023
312 kr
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Making Boswell's Life of Johnson
An Author-Publisher and His Support Network
Häftad, 2023
431 kr
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This Element throws new light on James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson by investigating its early publication history. Despite precarious psychological and financial circumstances and other limitations, Boswell was both author and publisher of the two-volume quarto edition that appeared in 1791. …
Church and University in the Scottish Enlightenment
The Moderate Literati of Edinburgh
Häftad, 2015
318 kr
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Since its original publication in 1985, Church and University in the Scottish Enlightenment has come to be regarded as a classic work in eighteenth-century Scottish history and Enlightenment studies. It depicts Hugh Blair, Alexander Carlyle, Adam Ferguson, John Home, and William Robertson as an …
Correspondence of James Boswell and Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo
Yale Boswell Editions Research Series: Correspondence Vol. 10
Av James Boswell, Richard B. Sher
Inbunden, 2022
1500 kr
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This volume, tenth in the Yale Boswell Editions Research Series of correspondence, collects the letters exchanged between James Boswell (1740–1795) and Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo (1739–1806), eminent banker, civic improver, philanthropist, literary and cultural patron, and lay leader of …
Glasgow Enlightenment
Av Andrew Hook, Richard B. Sher
Häftad, 2021
287 kr
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The Glasgow Enlightenment is widely regarded as the first book to explore the nature and accomplishments of the Enlightenment in eighteenth-century Glasgow in a comprehensive manner. In addition to a general introduction by the editors, there are seven chapters devoted to Glasgow University …
