Scottish men of letters and the new public sphere, 1802-1834
By: Barton Swaim.
Publisher: Bucknell University Press; Associated University Presses
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lewisburg [Pa.]; Cranbury, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9780838757161
Subjects: Scottish literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Periodicals -- Publishing -- Scotland -- History -- 19th century; Literature publishing -- Scotland -- History -- 19th century; Politics and literature -- Scotland -- History -- 19th century; Authors and publishers -- Scotland -- History -- 19th century; Scottish periodicals -- History -- 19th century; Scotland -- Intellectual life -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "A mere intellectual bazaar": the Edinburgh review in (and as) the public sphere, 1802-1808; title: "Edinburgh is a talking town": Christopher North and the review essay as conversational exhibition; title: "A deal more safe as well as dignified": Lockhart's modified amateurism and the shame of authorship; title: "Our own periodical pulpit": the Presbyterian sermon, Carlyle's homiletic essays, and Scottish periodical writing.