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  1. The Enlightenment & the book
    Scottish authors & their publishers in eighteenth-century Britain, Ireland, & America
    Published: c2006
    Publisher:  University of Chicago Press, Chicago

    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden / Hochschulbibliothek Amberg
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    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden, Hochschulbibliothek, Standort Weiden
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 0226752542; 9780226752549
    RVK Categories: AN 44930 ; HK 1020
    Subjects: Littérature écossaise / 18e siècle / Édition; Littérature écossaise (anglaise) / 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 écossaise (anglaise) / Appréciation; Écrivains écossais / Vie intellectuelle / 18e siècle; Siècle des lumières / Écosse; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Publishing; Schotse School; Uitgeverijen; Geschichte; English literature; Scottish literature; Publishers and publishing; Publishers and publishing; Publishers and publishing; Authors and publishers; English literature; Scottish literature; Authors, Scottish; Enlightenment; Aufklärung; Verleger; Autor
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 815 p.)
    Notes:

    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

  2. The Enlightenment & the book
    Scottish authors & their publishers in eighteenth-century Britain, Ireland, & America
    Published: c2006
    Publisher:  University of Chicago Press, Chicago

    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... more

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    Saarländische Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek
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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 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

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780226752549; 0226752542
    Subjects: English literature; Scottish literature; Publishers and publishing; Publishers and publishing; Publishers and publishing; Authors and publishers; English literature; Scottish literature; Authors, Scottish; Enlightenment; Littérature écossaise; Littérature écossaise (anglaise); Éditeurs; Éditeurs; Éditeurs; Écrivains et éditeurs; Littérature écossaise; Littérature écossaise (anglaise); Écrivains écossais; Siècle des lumières; Scottish literature; Publishers and publishing; Publishers and publishing; Publishers and publishing; Authors and publishers; English literature; Scottish literature; Authors, Scottish; Enlightenment; English literature; Publishers and publishing; Publishers and publishing; Authors and publishers; English literature; Scottish literature; Authors, Scottish; Enlightenment; Publishers and publishing; English literature; Scottish literature; Uitgeverijen; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES ; Publishing; Authors and publishers; Enlightenment; Publishers and publishing; Scottish literature ; Appreciation; Schotse School; History
    Scope: Online Ressource (xxvi, 815 p.), ill.
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references (p. [709]-755) and index. - Description based on print version record

    Composing the Scottish EnlightenmentIdentity 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.