The Anatomy of the Printed Book in Early Modern Scotlandстатья из журнала
Аннотация: National historiography is victim to physical necessitythe reflection on circumstances within a specified geographical boundary.A degree of 'historical bias' may even be required for the survival of the history of the small nation no matter the undoubted value of comparative processes.Nonetheless, a convincing historical approach depends on a balance struck between the study of national core themes and an honest appraisal of the influence of 'neighbouring nations'. 2 In the field of printed book history the character of the Scottish book and book trade must be consistently reviewed in relation to the larger neighbours of continental Europe and the British Isles while simultaneously recognising particular Scottish trends and qualities.While much has been achieved since the 1950s, it is debatable if Scotland's historiography has studied adequately the national printed book before the Enlightenment with due attention to independent and interdependent development.British book historiography, in spite of recent laudable efforts to consider the Scottish factor before 1560, 3 still finds itself prone to generalisations and omissions, and the 'surprisingly late' and 'remarkably small' criticisms that have, to a degree, stigmatised the study of Scottish book history. 4 Yet the position is an improving one, and over the next few years forthcoming editions from the two series 'The History of the Book in Britain' (Cambridge University Press) and 'The History of the Book in Scotland' (Edinburgh University Press) will help provide much needed thematic surveys of the Scottish scene.Meanwhile, we are left to anatomise Scotland's 'inter-communication' with the print cultures of early modern Europe and inevitably the many contrasting as well as common themes for Scotland in relation to England. 5 1 My thanks go to two anonymous referees and the editor of the SHR for suggestions for the improvement of this article.Any errors are of course my own. 2 For a philosophical discussion of 'core and periphery' in relation to Scotland, of interest in relation to the book trade, see T.
Год издания: 2001
Авторы: Alastair J. Mann
Издательство: Edinburgh University Press
Источник: Scottish historical review/The Scottish historical review
Ключевые слова: Scottish History and National Identity, Irish and British Studies, Historical Studies of British Isles
Другие ссылки: Scottish historical review/The Scottish historical review (HTML)
Stirling Online Research Repository (University of Stirling) (HTML)
Stirling Online Research Repository (University of Stirling) (HTML)
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Том: 80
Выпуск: 2
Страницы: 181–200