Paper, Ink, and Achievement
1 hr read
Rate this book:
About This Book
"During his forty-two years as president of AMS Press, Gabriel Hornstein quietly sponsored and stimulated the revival of "long" eighteenth-century studies. Whether by reanimating long-running research publications; by creating scholarly journals; or by converting daring ideas into lauded books, "Gabe" initiated a golden age of Enlightenment scholarship. This understated publishing magnate created a global audience for a research specialty that many scholars dismissed as antiquarianism. Paper, Ink, and Achievement finds in the career of this impresario a vantage point on the modern study of the Enlightenment. An introduction discusses Hornstein's life and achievements, revealing the breadth of his influence on our understanding of the early days of modernity. Three sets of essays open perspectives on the business of long-eighteenth-century studies: on the role of publishers, printers, and bibliophiles in manufacturing cultural legacies; on authors whose standing has been made or eclipsed by the book culture; and on literary modes that have defined, delimited, or directed Enlightenment studies"--
Buy This Book
As an Amazon Associate and Bookshop.org affiliate, BookOrb earns from qualifying purchases.
Write a Review
Sign in to write a review.
More by Kevin L. Cope
1650-1850: Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era (1650-1850: Ideas, Aesthetics, & Inquiries in the Early Modern Era)
Eighteenth-Century British Ero
Eighteenth-Century British Erotica, Part I Vol 1
Eighteenth-Century British Erotica, Part I Vol 2
Eighteenth-Century British Erotica, Part I Vol 3
Eighteenth-Century British Ero
Eighteenth-Century British Erotica, Part I Vol 4
Eighteenth-Century British Ero
Eighteenth-Century British Erotica, Part I Vol 5