Scottish Men of Letters and the New Public Sphere, 1802-1834
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| Author | : Barton Swaim |
| Publisher | : Associated University Presse |
| Total Pages | : 230 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0838757162 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780838757161 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Scottish Men of Letters and the New Public Sphere, 1802-1834 by : Barton Swaim
Book excerpt: Each of the writings this book deals with were influenced by and capitalized on certain aspects of Scottish culture in the late-18th and early 19th centuries and those cultural influences combined to forge a rhetorical approach that practically guaranteed the Scottish men of letters a dominant place in the public sphere. This book covers the Edinburgh Review in and as the public sphere 1802-08; Christopher North and the review essay as conversational exhibition; Lockhart's modified amateurism and the shame of authorship; and the Presbyterian sermon, Carlyle's homiletic essays, and Scottish periodical writing.
