Spain's Eighteenth-Century Periodical Press
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- ISBN 9781837722075
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 15 Mar 2025
- Publisher: University of Wales Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
Madeline Sutherland-Meier is Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin. Her area of expertise is Spanish Literature, especially the periodical press and the Romancero (Spanish Ballad).
