Spain's Eighteenth-Century Periodical Press: Antonio Valladares de Sotomayor and the Semanario Erudito...

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Madeline Sutherland-Meier

Spain's Eighteenth-Century Periodical Press

Antonio Valladares de Sotomayor and the Semanario Erudito

Madeline Sutherland-Meier

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University of Wales Press
15 March 2025

Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800; European history

Series: Iberian and Latin American Studies

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 (17371820), 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 Histrico 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 Valladarespublished

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.

By: Madeline Sutherland-Meier
Imprint: University of Wales Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781837722075
ISBN 10: 1837722072
Series: Iberian and Latin American Studies
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 15 March 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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).