The Analectic Magazine: Comprising Original Reviews, Biography, Analytical Abstracts Of New Publications - Softcover

Published And Sold By Moses Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461349434 ISBN 13: 9780461349436

Publisher: HardPress, 1816

Synopsis

The Analectic Magazine.: Comprising Original Reviews, Biography, Analytical Abstracts Of New Publications. This January 1817 issue assembles a wide-ranging panorama of early 19th-century letters: rigorous discussions in philosophy, moral and literary criticism, travel narratives, biographical notices, and scientific and social essays. Contributors scrutinize James Ogilvie's Philosophical Essays, defending a richer notion of knowledge grounded in discovering real causes and the continuity of nature's laws, while challenging his scepticism and the separation of theory from practice. Short pieces critique the modern treatment of fiction, and Clarke's lively Travels (Greece, Egypt, Holy Land) are reviewed for their antiquarian observation and vivid topography, with balanced praise and gentle censure. The Life of Dr. Jenner sketches the epidemiology and public health impact of vaccination, while Conversations on Political Economy explain machinery's effects on employment and living standards. A didactic tale warns against minor deceptions in intimate relationships. A poem, The Plate Warmer, offers Homeric mood and playful classical allusions. Overall, the issue captures a cross-section of legislative, theological, scientific, and literary currents that shaped early 19th-century intellectual life.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 1816
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461349434
• ISBN 13: 9780461349436
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 610