Spain's Eighteenth-Century Periodical Press (eBook)

Antonio Valladares de Sotomayor and the Semanario Erudito

Madeline Sutherland-Meier (Autor)

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2025
288 Seiten
University of Wales Press (Verlag)
978-1-83772-208-2 (ISBN)

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This is the first monographic study of the Semanario Erudito, one of the most important learned periodicals of late eighteenth-century Spain. Its editor, Antonio Valladares de Sotomayor (1737-1820), sought to recover the history of Spain and, through his periodical, instruct his readers. The book begins by discussing Valladares's life and works; he was a prolific and popular dramatist, as well as a professional editor of books and other periodicals. Documents from Spain's Archivo Historico Nacional inform the next two chapters, which examine the periodical's history; these chapters treat the censorship process, as well as the printers, sellers andreaders of the Semanario. The book's second half looks at what Valladares published - reformist tracts by arbitristas and proyectistas, reflections on the monarchy and the role of privados, writings by eighteenth-century figures such as Macanaz, Burriel, Mayans and Sarmiento - and suggests why he might have selected particular texts for his readers.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.3.2025
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-83772-208-0 / 1837722080
• ISBN-13: 978-1-83772-208-2 / 9781837722082