An alternative encyclopedia? : Dennis de Coetlogon's Universal history of arts and sciences (1745)
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An alternative encyclopedia? : Dennis de Coetlogon's Universal history of arts and sciences (1745)
(SVEC, 2010:03)
Voltaire Foundation, 2010
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An alternative encyclopedia? : Coetlogon's Universal history (1745)
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Bibliography: p. 221-244
Includes index
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内容説明
The modern encyclopedia was born in the eighteenth century. Although numerous studies have shed light on its evolution, important participants have been neglected. Dennis de Coetlogon's Universal history of the arts and sciences may be little known to us today, but its contribution to the development of the encyclopedia is as compelling as it is paradoxical.
Loveland examines the Universal history in its cultural context to provide the most detailed picture to date of the world of British encyclopedias in the first half of the eighteenth century. His lively analysis reveals how Coetlogon:
flouted the emerging norms of encyclopedia-writing, combining impartial discourse with harangues, advertisements and personal revelations
broadened the scope of the traditional dictionary of arts and sciences towards history, geography and religion
included far fewer and longer articles than was customary in alphabetical works
championed Christian and politically conservative values, providing a fascinating counter-model to the later French Encyclopedie
In triggering the adoption of serial publication by the owners of Chambers's Cyclopedia, and establishing a model for alphabetized treatises taken up by the Encyclopedia Britannica, the Universal history was indeed an inspiration for the modern encyclopedia.
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Introduction
1. Coetlogon's life and autobiography
2. The publication of the Universal history
3. The compilation of the Universal history
4. A novel organisational plan
5. Advertising in and around encyclopedias
6. A polemical encyclopedia
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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