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Eighteenth-Century Periodicals as Agents of Change
Perspectives on Northern Enlightenment
Series: - Library of the Written Word, Volume: 42
- Library of the Written Word - The Handpress World, Volume: 42
Periodicals were an essential medium during eighteenth-century Enlightenment. The eraâs growing number of newspapers and journals made possible a fast and vast dissemination of ideas and debates. Journals were a particularly important means of transmitting ideas, genres, texts, and pieces of information from country to country, from centre to periphery, and from press to subscribers. These journals became agents of change by mediating the increasingly profound and widespread urge to write and read and to engage in political debate.
This volume, edited by Ellen Krefting, Aina Nøding and Mona Ringvej, presents contributions that explore this media revolution from a Northern perspective. The chapters throw new light on the reception of Enlightenment ideas and practices in DenmarkâNorway, SwedenâFinland, and beyond. Taken together, they make a strong case for the transnational and revolutionary character of the Enlightenment as a whole.
This volume, edited by Ellen Krefting, Aina Nøding and Mona Ringvej, presents contributions that explore this media revolution from a Northern perspective. The chapters throw new light on the reception of Enlightenment ideas and practices in DenmarkâNorway, SwedenâFinland, and beyond. Taken together, they make a strong case for the transnational and revolutionary character of the Enlightenment as a whole.
Ellen Krefting, Ph.D. (2005), University of Oslo, is Associate Professor in the History of Ideas at the Department of philosophy, classics, history of art and ideas (IFIKK), University of Oslo (Norway). She has published on 17th and 18th century intellectual history and media history in Europe and Denmark-Norway.
Aina Nøding, Ph.D. (2007), University of Oslo, is Research Fellow in Scandinavian Literature, University of Bergen. Her work includes publications on book history and media history in Denmark and Norway (1700â1900), and scholarly commentaries on Henrik Ibsenâs and Ludvig Holbergâs writings.
Mona Ringvej, Ph.D. (2004), University of Oslo, is an historian and editor. Her scholarly work includes publications on ancient political and cultural history, eighteenth- and nineteenth century political theory in Europe and press history in Denmark-Norway.
Aina Nøding, Ph.D. (2007), University of Oslo, is Research Fellow in Scandinavian Literature, University of Bergen. Her work includes publications on book history and media history in Denmark and Norway (1700â1900), and scholarly commentaries on Henrik Ibsenâs and Ludvig Holbergâs writings.
Mona Ringvej, Ph.D. (2004), University of Oslo, is an historian and editor. Her scholarly work includes publications on ancient political and cultural history, eighteenth- and nineteenth century political theory in Europe and press history in Denmark-Norway.
âbrilliant essays [â¦]. This excellent collection should be read by anyone interested in Enlightenment thought and societyâ.
Philipp Reisner, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf. In: Sixteenth Century Journal, Vol. 47, No. 4 (2016), pp. 1045-1047.
Philipp Reisner, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf. In: Sixteenth Century Journal, Vol. 47, No. 4 (2016), pp. 1045-1047.
Acknowledgments
List of Illustrations and Figures
List of Contributors
Introduction
Ellen Krefting, Aina Nøding and Mona Ringvej
Section I: International transfers
Chapter 1
âNorthern varieties: Contrasting the Dano-Norwegian and the Swedish-Finnish Enlightenmentsâ
Jonathan Israel
Chapter 2
âFor the laity, as well as for the learned: Some themes and structures in the system of early modern learned periodicalsâ
Ingemar Oscarsson
Chapter 3
âThe editor as scout: The rapid mediation of international texts in provincial journalsâ
Aina Nøding
Chapter 4
âStruensee in Britain: The Interpretation of the Struensee Affair in British periodicals, 1772â
Merethe Roos
Chapter 5
âTransferring propaganda: Gustavian politics in two Göttingen journalsâ
Mathias Persson
Section II: Political transfers
Chapter 6
âBig theories and humble realities: Censorship and public opinion in the eighteenth centuryâ
Edoardo Tortarolo
Chapter 7
âTo rule is to communicate: The absolutist system of political communication in Denmark-Norway 1660-1750â
Jakob Maliks
Chapter 8
âThe urge to write: Spectator journalists negotiating freedom of the press in DenmarkâNorwayâ
Ellen Krefting
Chapter 9
âDeveloping a new political text culture in Denmark-Norway 1770â1799â
Kjell Lars Berge
Chapter 10
âHow to criticize governmental policy without freedom of the press in late eighteenth-century DenmarkâNorwayâ
Hilde Sandvik
Chapter 11
âLegislators, journals, and the public legal sphere in Scandinavia around 1800â
Dag Michalsen
Section III: Theatrical transfers
Chapter 12
"Theatre, patriotism, and politics in DenmarkâNorway, 1772â1814â
Anette Storli Andersen
Chapter 13
âThe politics of passion: Absolutism, opera, and critique in Gustavian Swedenâ
Erling Sandmo
Chapter 14
âBowing deeply without tipping over: The theatrical panegyrics of absolutismâ
Mona Ringvej
Chapter 15
âParadigms of criticism in the eighteenth century: Some considerations concerning publicity and secrecyâ
Eivind Tjønneland
Section V: Digital transfers
Chapter 16
âResearch-driven collaborative metadata collection: Indexing and digitizing Norwegian periodicals, 1700â1820â
Hege Stensrud Høsøien
Chapter 17
âIndexing the Enlightenment: Remarks on digital and international transfers in eighteenth-century periodicalsâ
Flemming Schock
Bibliography
Index
List of Illustrations and Figures
List of Contributors
Introduction
Ellen Krefting, Aina Nøding and Mona Ringvej
Section I: International transfers
Chapter 1
âNorthern varieties: Contrasting the Dano-Norwegian and the Swedish-Finnish Enlightenmentsâ
Jonathan Israel
Chapter 2
âFor the laity, as well as for the learned: Some themes and structures in the system of early modern learned periodicalsâ
Ingemar Oscarsson
Chapter 3
âThe editor as scout: The rapid mediation of international texts in provincial journalsâ
Aina Nøding
Chapter 4
âStruensee in Britain: The Interpretation of the Struensee Affair in British periodicals, 1772â
Merethe Roos
Chapter 5
âTransferring propaganda: Gustavian politics in two Göttingen journalsâ
Mathias Persson
Section II: Political transfers
Chapter 6
âBig theories and humble realities: Censorship and public opinion in the eighteenth centuryâ
Edoardo Tortarolo
Chapter 7
âTo rule is to communicate: The absolutist system of political communication in Denmark-Norway 1660-1750â
Jakob Maliks
Chapter 8
âThe urge to write: Spectator journalists negotiating freedom of the press in DenmarkâNorwayâ
Ellen Krefting
Chapter 9
âDeveloping a new political text culture in Denmark-Norway 1770â1799â
Kjell Lars Berge
Chapter 10
âHow to criticize governmental policy without freedom of the press in late eighteenth-century DenmarkâNorwayâ
Hilde Sandvik
Chapter 11
âLegislators, journals, and the public legal sphere in Scandinavia around 1800â
Dag Michalsen
Section III: Theatrical transfers
Chapter 12
"Theatre, patriotism, and politics in DenmarkâNorway, 1772â1814â
Anette Storli Andersen
Chapter 13
âThe politics of passion: Absolutism, opera, and critique in Gustavian Swedenâ
Erling Sandmo
Chapter 14
âBowing deeply without tipping over: The theatrical panegyrics of absolutismâ
Mona Ringvej
Chapter 15
âParadigms of criticism in the eighteenth century: Some considerations concerning publicity and secrecyâ
Eivind Tjønneland
Section V: Digital transfers
Chapter 16
âResearch-driven collaborative metadata collection: Indexing and digitizing Norwegian periodicals, 1700â1820â
Hege Stensrud Høsøien
Chapter 17
âIndexing the Enlightenment: Remarks on digital and international transfers in eighteenth-century periodicalsâ
Flemming Schock
Bibliography
Index
All interested in the Enlightenment, periodicals and censorship in Northern Europe, Scandinavian history and media history.