The Weekly Amusement from Saturday Decemr. 24th, 1763 to Saturday Decemr. 29 1764 Or an Useful and Agreeable Miscellany of Literary Entertainment Together with an Historical Detail of the Publick Transactions of 2; Volume 1

The Weekly Amusement from Saturday Decemr. 24th, 1763 to Saturday Decemr. 29 1764 Or an Useful and Agreeable Miscellany of Literary Entertainment Together with an Historical Detail of the Publick Transactions of 2; Volume 1 PDF

Author: Multiple Contributors

Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions

Published: 2018-04-25

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 9781385859049

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T130474 The titlepage is engraved. The first number has a separate titlepage: 'The Weekly Amusement' bearing the imprint: London: printed for W. Owen, and R. Goadby in Sherborne. In vol.2: "Directions to the book-binder. The first volume of The Weekly Amusement [London]: Printed for R. Goadby, and sold by Willm. Lee, at the Bible near Cripplegate London, [1765?]. 2v.([2],4,864, [120]p.), plates; 8°

The English Urban Renaissance Revisited

The English Urban Renaissance Revisited PDF

Author: John Hinks

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2018-12-04

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1527522814

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A quarter of a century ago, Professor Peter Borsay identified a specifically urban phenomenon of cultural revival that took root in the late seventeenth century, leading to the flowering of a wide range of cultural forms and the extensive remodelling of the townscape along classically inspired lines. Borsay called this the ‘English Urban Renaissance’. These essays, including Borsay’s reflective and thought-provoking revisiting of his concept, offer a wide-ranging exploration of the continuing and still developing impact of the ‘English Urban Renaissance’ and investigate the wider impact of the concept beyond England. The essays reiterate the importance of provincial towns as hubs of economic, cultural and political activity and the strength and vitality of urban culture beyond the metropolis. They trace the development of urban culture over time in the light of the concept of ‘urban renaissance’, showing how urban townscapes and cultural life were transformed throughout the long eighteenth century. Together, they establish the continuing impact and importance of Borsay’s concept, demonstrate the breadth of its influence in the UK and beyond, and point to possible areas of research for the future.