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1 online resource (344 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Transits : literature, thought & culture, 1650-1850
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Transits (Bucknell University)
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Noise (and noise abatement) in Scotland and America -- To "bring forward a general scream" : George Whitefield, mob rules, and the noise of religious enthusiasm -- The "torrent's roar" : agricultural improvement, colonial administration, and the reorganization of noise in James Macpherson's The poems of Ossian -- Creating a "perfect union of opinion" : the polygraph, Thomas Jefferson, and the presidential election of 1800 -- "Periodical visitations" : crises of representation in Charles Brockden Brown's Arthur Mervyn. |
Summary |
This book investigates the mediation of popular-political culture in Scotland and America, from the transatlantic religious revivals known as the Great Awakening to the U.S. presidential election of 1800. By focusing on Scotland and America, this book aims to increase our understanding of how tensions (ethnic, racial, economic, political, aesthetic, and religious) within these corresponding political and cultural arenas altered print's meaning and power as an instrument of empire and nation building. |
Local Note |
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Subject |
Macpherson, James, 1736-1796 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Macpherson, James, 1736-1796. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810. |
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English literature -- Scottish authors -- History and criticism.
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English literature -- Scottish authors. |
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Scottish literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
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Scottish literature. |
Chronological Term |
18th century |
Subject |
American literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
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American literature. |
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Politics and literature -- History -- 18th century.
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Politics and literature. |
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History. |
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Printing -- Political aspects -- Scotland -- History -- 18th century.
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Printing -- Political aspects. |
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Scotland. |
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Printing. |
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Printing -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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United States. |
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Journalism -- Political aspects -- Scotland -- History -- 18th century.
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Journalism -- Political aspects. |
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Journalism -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Chronological Term |
1700-1799 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: McAuley, Louis Kirk, 1970- Print technology in Scotland and America, 1740-1800. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania : Bucknell University Press, ©2013 xv, 327 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits Transits (Bucknell University) 9781611485431 |
ISBN |
9781611485448 (electronic book) |
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1611485444 (electronic book) |
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9781611485431 |
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1611485436 (hardback ; acid-free paper) |
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