{"product_id":"the-age-of-authors-an-anthology-of-eighteenth-century-print-culture-9781554810925","title":"The Age of Authors: An Anthology of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEighteenth-century critics differed about almost everything, but if there was one point on which they almost universally agreed, it was that they were living through an age of extraordinary change. The texts in this collection respond to a series of fundamental questions about the changing nature of the literary field during a tumultuous age: What types of writing mattered in a thriving commercial nation? What kinds of knowledge ought literature to offer, if it was to continue to be relevant? What did it mean to be an author in this busy modern world, and what sorts of social distinction should authors expect to enjoy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Age of Authors\u003c\/em\u003e explores the complexity, sophistication, and creativity with which the eighteenth century literary community (or “republic of letters”) responded to the challenges of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Age of Authors\u003c\/em\u003e fills a real gap in eighteenth-century literary studies. It provides an engaging, splendidly edited, and far-ranging anthology of the opinions of the variegated and expanding authorial community as it faced a world of profound change in the status, meaning, and process of literary production. Including a rich selection of essays by both important and freshly discovered writers, with a lively introduction setting out the cultural context of the period, the book is an essential guide for any reader interested in eighteenth-century literature and print and book history.” — Barbara Benedict, Trinity College\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eA Timeline of Major Political and Legal Events\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Texts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Swift (1667–1745)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Tale of a Tub\u003c\/em\u003e (1704)\u003cbr\u003eSection 10: “A Tale of a Tub”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Defoe (1660–1731)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssays upon Several Projects: Or, Effectual Ways for Advancing the Interest of the Nation\u003c\/em\u003e (1702)\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eThe History of Projects\u003cbr\u003eOf Projectors\u003cbr\u003eOf Academies\u003cbr\u003eAn Academy for Women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Steele (1672–1729) and Joseph Addison (1672–1719)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/em\u003e (1711–14)\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 1 1 March 1711 [Introduction of Mr. Spectator]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 3 3 March 1711 [Dream Vision of Public Credit]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 10 12 March 1711 [Role of Periodical Writers]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 37 12 April 1711 [A Lady’s Library]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 85 7 June 1711 [Accidental Readings]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 124 23 July 1711 [Publishing in Volumes versus Loose Pages]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 411 21 June 1712 [The Pleasures of Imagination]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 529 6 November 1712 [Ranks in Literature]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 582 18 August 1714 [On the Itch of Writing]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLetters of the Right Honourable Lady M —y W —y M —e; Written, During Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa, to Persons of Distinction\u003c\/em\u003e (1724)\u003cbr\u003ePreface, by a Lady\u003cbr\u003eLetter XXVI [From Adrianople, April 1, 1717]\u003cbr\u003eLetter XXIX [From Adrianople, April 1, 1717]\u003cbr\u003eLetter XXXIII [From Adrianople, April 18, 1717]\u003cbr\u003eLetter XXXVII [From Belgrade-Village, June 17, 1717]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEphraim Chambers (1680–1740)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCyclopædia: Or, an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences\u003c\/em\u003e (1728)\u003cbr\u003eThe Preface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Grub-Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e (1730–37)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 4 29 January 1730 [Letter from a Bookseller]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 33 20 August 1730 [Proposal for a College]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 47 26 November 1730 [Letter from a Skeptical Reader]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 112 24 February 1731 [On Modern Theatre]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 115 16 March 1731 [On Modern Theatre]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenry Fielding (1707–54)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Author’s Farce\u003c\/em\u003e (1730)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexander Pope (1688–1744)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Epistle from Mr. Pope, to Dr. Arbuthnot\u003c\/em\u003e (1735)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Hume (1711–76)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssays, Moral and Political\u003c\/em\u003e (1742)\u003cbr\u003e“Of Essay-Writing”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssays and Treatises on Several Subjects\u003c\/em\u003e (1760)\u003cbr\u003e“Of Refinement in the Arts”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEliza Haywood (c. 1693–1756)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Female Spectator\u003c\/em\u003e (1744–46)\u003cbr\u003eBook I [Introduction]\u003cbr\u003eBook II [Method of Proceeding]\u003cbr\u003eBook XXIV [Farewell to Readers]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSarah Fielding (1710–68)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Governess\u003c\/em\u003e (1749)\u003cbr\u003eDedication\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eThe History of \u003cem\u003eMistress\u003c\/em\u003e Teachum, and Her Nine Scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamuel Johnson (1709–84)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Rambler\u003c\/em\u003e (1750–52)\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 16 12 May 1750 [Letter from a Young Author]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 21 29 May 1750 [Literary Success]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 60 13 October 1750 [On Biography]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 83 1 January 1751 [The Reciprocity of all Learning]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 136 6 July 1751 [On the Promiscuous Use of Dedications]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 137 9 July 1751 [The Heroes of Literature]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 145 6 August 1751 [Manufacturers of Literature]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 146 10 August 1751 [The Delusions of Authors]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 173 12 November 1751 [Against Pedantry]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Adventurer\u003c\/em\u003e (1752–54)\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 115 11 December 1753 [The Age of Authors]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe World. 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Being Essays on the Most Interesting Subjects\u003c\/em\u003e (1759)\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 1 6 October 1759 Introduction\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 4 27 October 1759 Miscellaneous\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 5 3 November 1759 A Resverie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCitizen of the World; or Letters from a Chinese Philosopher Residing in London to His Friends in the East\u003c\/em\u003e (1762)\u003cbr\u003eEditor’s Preface.\u003cbr\u003eLetter 13 [A Visit to Westminster Abbey]\u003cbr\u003eLetter 28 [Description of a Club of Authors]\u003cbr\u003eLetter 29 [Proceedings of the Club of Authors]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Ralph (d. 1762)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Case of Authors By Profession or Trade, Stated\u003c\/em\u003e (1758)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Montagu (1718–1800)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespear\u003c\/em\u003e (1769)\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHester Chapone (1727–1801)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLetters on the Improvement of the Mind\u003c\/em\u003e (1773)\u003cbr\u003eDedication to Elizabeth Montagu\u003cbr\u003eLetter 1: “On the First Principles of Religion”\u003cbr\u003eLetter 8: “On Politeness and Accomplishments”\u003cbr\u003eLetter 10: “On the Manner and Course of Reading History”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatharine Macaulay (1731–91)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Modest Plea for the Property of Copy Right\u003c\/em\u003e (1774)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHannah More (1745–1833)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssays on Various Subjects, Principally Designed for Young Ladies\u003c\/em\u003e (1777)\u003cbr\u003eDedication to Elizabeth Montagu\u003cbr\u003e“Thoughts on the Cultivation of the Heart and Temper in the Education of Daughters”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVicesimus Knox (1752–1821)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssays, Moral and Literary\u003c\/em\u003e (1778)\u003cbr\u003e“On Modern Literature”\u003cbr\u003e“Ill Effects of Reading Without Digesting”\u003cbr\u003e“On Essay Writing”\u003cbr\u003e“On Novel Reading”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinter Evenings; or, Lucubrations on Life and Letters\u003c\/em\u003e (1788)\u003cbr\u003eBook the First\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 “The Tedium of Literary Sameness”\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10 “On the Motives of Moral Writers”\u003cbr\u003eBook the Fourth\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9 “On Genius for Conversation Being Distinct from a Genius for Composition”\u003cbr\u003eBook the Fifth\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 “Of Writing to the People”\u003cbr\u003eBook the Sixth\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 “Learning”\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10 “Of the Dull Style”\u003cbr\u003eBook the Eighth\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 “Of Supporting the Dignity of the Literary Republic”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mirror. A Periodical Paper, Published at Edinburgh in the Years 1779 and 1780.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 1 23 January 1779 [Introduction]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 93 28 March 1780 [Trifling Occurrences]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 110 27 May 1780 [Concluding Number]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lounger\u003c\/em\u003e (1785–86)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 1 5 February 1785 [Introduction]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 2 12 February 1785 [The Science of Manners]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 5 5 March 1785 [On History Writing]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 20 18 June 1785 [The Danger of Novels]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 23 9 July 1785 [On the Treatment of Women in Books]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 30 27 August 1785 [Letter from a Member of the Mirror Club]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClara Reeve (1729–1807)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Progress of Romance, Through Times, Countries, and Manners\u003c\/em\u003e (1785)\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eEvening I [Introductory Comments]\u003cbr\u003eEvening II [The Origins of Romance]\u003cbr\u003eEvening VII [Novels]\u003cbr\u003eEvening VIII [Modern Novels]\u003cbr\u003eEvening IX [Modern Novels, Continued]\u003cbr\u003eEvening XII [Objections to Modern Novels Debated]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Microcosm, A Periodical Work, By Gregory Griffin, Of the College of Eton (1786–87)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 1 6 November 1786 [Introductory Essay]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 26 14 May 1787 [On Novels]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 32 25 June 1787 [On the Difficulty of Choosing a Subject]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 38 23 July 1787 [The Power of Custom]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 39 30 July 1787 [Life of Gregory Griffin]\u003cbr\u003eNumb. 40 30 July 1787 [News of the Death of Gregory Griffin]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsaac D’Israeli (1766–1848)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Essay on the Manners and Genius of the Literary Character\u003c\/em\u003e (1795)\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: “Of Literary Men”\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: “Of Authors”\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: “Of Men of Letters”\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: “On the Meditations and Conversations of Men of Genius”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Major Figures, Places, and Terms\u003cbr\u003eEditions Used\u003cbr\u003eWorks Cited and Suggested Further Reading\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041311162711,"sku":"9781554810925","price":35.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781554810925.jpg?v=1750949762","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-age-of-authors-an-anthology-of-eighteenth-century-print-culture-9781554810925","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}