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For "The Prosperity Of Scotland": Mediating National Improvement In The Scots Magazine, 1739-49, Alex Benchimol
For "The Prosperity Of Scotland": Mediating National Improvement In The Scots Magazine, 1739-49, Alex Benchimol
Studies in Scottish Literature
Discusses the early years the the Scots Magazine, founded in Edinburgh in 1739, examining the aims of its publishers, and the development of its political and economic views before and after the Jacobite Rising of 1745-46, in light of contemporary Scottish ideas of social and economic improvement.
The Modern Athenians: The Edinburgh Review In The Knowledge Economy Of The Early Nineteenth Century, William Christie
The Modern Athenians: The Edinburgh Review In The Knowledge Economy Of The Early Nineteenth Century, William Christie
Studies in Scottish Literature
Discusses the role of intellectual periodicals, specifically the edinburgh Review, in creating and representing the interdisciplinary knowledge economy of early 19th century Edinburgh, and proposes the term "the Periodical Enlightenment" to represent this distinctive phase in Scottish culture.