Peter's Letters to His Kinsfolk: The Text and Introduction, Notes, and Editorial Material

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

John, Gibson Lockhart

Series:

The Edinburgh Critical Edition of the Works of John Gibson Lockhart

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scottish literature.

Social history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (976 p.)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh University Press 2023

Summary:

In Peter's Letters to his Kinsfolk (1819) the young John Gibson Lockhart (under the guise of an elderly Welsh physician) portrayed and analysed the society of Regency Glasgow and Edinburgh in terms of German nationalist and Romantic criticism. Focusing on the networks of the law, the church, the universities, fine art, antiquarianism, literature, theatre, and periodical culture he provided a series of brilliant, sometimes serious and sometimes satirical, portraits of the most notable characters of the day and the institutions they represented, and his text is accompanied by a series of portrait engravings and of vignettes of significant moments in his tour. This edition presents the first complete text of this widely-allusive work published since 1819, together with the substantial notes that a modern reader requires to understand it fully. The editorial apparatus also comprises a detailed index and an essay on the contemporary illustrations.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781399500722

1399500724

9781399500715

1399500716