عنوان

The Enlightenment & the book

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(electronic bk.)

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(electronic bk.)

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(cloth : alk. paper)

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(cloth : alk. paper)

(Number (ISBN

0226752542

(Number (ISBN

9780226752549

Erroneous ISBN

0226752526

Erroneous ISBN

9780226752525

Number

b533471

Title Proper

The Enlightenment & the book

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

Scottish authors & their publishers in eighteenth-century Britain, Ireland, & America /

First Statement of Responsibility

Richard B. Sher

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Chicago :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Chicago Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2006

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xxvi, 815 p.) :

Other Physical Details

ill

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [709]-755) and index

Text of Note

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

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Text of Note

"In this 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 Hook seeks to remedy the common misperception that such classics as The Health of Nations and The Life of Samuel Johnson were made by their authors alone. To the contrary, Slier shows how the process of bookmaking during the late eighteenth century invoked complex partnerships between authors and their publishers, in which writers saw the hook industry not only as pivotal in the dissemination of their ideas but also as crucial to their dreams of fame and monetary gain. Similarly, Slier demonstrates that publishers were involved in the project of bookmaking for a variety of reasons, ranging from accumulating profits to advancing human knowledge." "The Enlightenment and the Book explores this tension between creativity and commerce, which still exists in scholarly publishing today. Illustrated and elegantly conceived, it will he must reading for anyone interested in the history of the book or the production and diffusion of Enlightenment thought."--Jacket

Title

Enlightenment & the book.

International Standard Book Number

9780226752525

Title

ACLS Humanities E-Book

Parallel Title

Enlightenment and the book

Authors and publishers-- Scotland-- History-- 18th century

Authors, Scottish-- Intellectual life-- 18th century

English literature-- Scottish authors-- Appreciation

English literature-- Scottish authors-- Publishing

Enlightenment-- Scotland

Publishers and publishing-- Great Britain-- History-- 18th century

Publishers and publishing-- Ireland-- History-- 18th century

Publishers and publishing-- United States-- History-- 18th century

Scottish literature-- 18th century-- Appreciation

Scottish literature-- 18th century-- Publishing

Class number

Book number

Sher, Richard B.,1948-

Date of Transaction

20120914114632.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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