Spain's Eighteenth-Century Periodical Press Antonio Valladares de Sotomayor and the Semanario Erudito
Sutherland-Meier, Madeline
Spain's Eighteenth-Century Periodical Press Antonio Valladares de Sotomayor and the Semanario Erudito - Cardiff University of Wales Press 2025 - 1 online resource - IBERIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES .
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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 Histórico Nacional inform the next two chapters, which examine the periodical's history; these chapters treat the censorship process, as well as the printers, sellers and readers 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.
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9781837722075 9781837722082
18th century, c 1700 to c 1799
Biography, Literature and Literary studies
c 1500 onwards to present day
Europe
European history
History and Archaeology
History
Literature: history and criticism
Place qualifiers
Southern Europe
Spain
Time period qualifiers
18th century Antonio Valladares de Sotomayor Spain
Spain's Eighteenth-Century Periodical Press Antonio Valladares de Sotomayor and the Semanario Erudito - Cardiff University of Wales Press 2025 - 1 online resource - IBERIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES .
Free-to-read
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 Histórico Nacional inform the next two chapters, which examine the periodical's history; these chapters treat the censorship process, as well as the printers, sellers and readers 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.
Open licence
eng
9781837722075 9781837722082
18th century, c 1700 to c 1799
Biography, Literature and Literary studies
c 1500 onwards to present day
Europe
European history
History and Archaeology
History
Literature: history and criticism
Place qualifiers
Southern Europe
Spain
Time period qualifiers
18th century Antonio Valladares de Sotomayor Spain
