Medical discourse and ideology in the Edinburgh review a Chaldean exemplar
In October 1817, when Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine famously launched itself into the literary marketplace as a Tory rival to the liberal Whig Edinburgh Review, the most polemical article of the first number was the infamous "Chaldee Manuscript". The colourful mapping of perceived al...
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London (UK)
Pickering & Chatto
2015, 2015
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| Summary: | In October 1817, when Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine famously launched itself into the literary marketplace as a Tory rival to the liberal Whig Edinburgh Review, the most polemical article of the first number was the infamous "Chaldee Manuscript". The colourful mapping of perceived allegiances in the "Chaldee" includes references to key medical figures, making it a useful starting point for an exploration of the relationship between the vibrant medical culture of early nineteenth-century Edinburgh and the highly politicized popular periodical press. As L.S. Jacyna has noted, the label of "Whig" or "Tory" was of great importance in determining one's medical career trajectory at this time |
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| Item Description: | Title from PDF caption. - Chapter 8 of the book: Before Blackwood's : Scottish journalism in the age of Enlightment. London : Pickering & Chatto, c 2015 |
| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (p. 103-157) |