Spain's eighteenth-century periodical press : Antonio Valladares de Sotomayor and the Semanario Erudito / Madeline Sutherland-Meier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sutherland, Madeline, 1952- author.

Series:

Iberian and Latin American Studies. http://viaf.org/viaf/180104545

Iberian and Latin American Studies

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Valladares de Sotomayor, Antonio.

Semanario erudito.

Spanish periodicals--Spain--History--18th century.

Spanish periodicals.

Spain--History.

Spain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 pages) : facsimile

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cardiff : University of Wales Press, [2025].

Language Note:

Text in English with numerous quotations in Spanish which are followed by translations into English.

Summary:

"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."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Series Editors' Foreword

Acknowledgements

Part I: Valladares and the Semanario Erudito

Introduction

1 The Life and Works of Antonio Valladares de Sotomayor

Early Years, Early Works

Writing for the Theatre

A Temporary Stay in Osuna

The Economics of Writing and the Move to Editing

Hard Times in the 1790s

The Peninsular War and a Return to the Theatre

1818: An Investigation by the Inquisition and an Appeal to the King

Final Years and Final Projects

2 The Semanario Erudito

The Early History of the Semanario Erudito

The Prospecto

Valladares and Antonio de Sancha: Editors with a Common Purpose

The Publication and Distribution of the Semanario Erudito

The Decree of 1791 and After

1816: The Nuevo Semanario Erudito

3 The Law, the Censors, the Consejo de Castilla and the Semanario Erudito

Laws Regulating the Periodical Press in the Eighteenth Century

The Censors

The Censors' Recommendations and the Consejo's Decisions

April 1788: A Contretemps with the Authorities

Conclusions: The Role of the Censors, a Confluence of Interests

Part II: Recovering the History of Spain

Examining Valladares's Archive

Assembling the Archive

What Did the Archive Contain?

4 Recovering the History of the Seventeenth Century

Eye-Witness Reporting: Quevedo, Almansa y Mendoza, Pellicer de Tovar

The Spanish Monarchy: Palafox's 'Juicio interior' and the Anonymous Memorias históricas de la monarquíade España

Royal Correspondence: Letters of the Conde Duquede Olivares, Queen Mariana, Don Juan de Austria and the Duque de Alba

Conclusions

5 Writings of the Arbitristas and the Proyectistas

The Arbitristas: Diagnosing and Curing Spain's Ills

The Eighteenth-Century Heirs of the Arbitrista Tradition: The Proyectistas

6 Eighteenth-Century Writers: Martín Sarmiento, Andrés Burriel, Gregorio Mayans y Siscar

Writings by Padre Martín Sarmiento

Letters of Andrés Burriel

Gregorio Mayans y Siscar: Correspondence and Other Writings

Conclusion and Reflections

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource, publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781837722099

1837722099

OCLC:

1507904062