Edinburgh Review, The

Edinburgh Review, The
Edinburgh Review, The
 
[ȓi 'edɪnbərə rɪ'vjuː], schottische kulturpolitische Vierteljahresschrift, gegründet 1802 von Francis Jeffrey (* 1773, ✝ 1850), Sydney Smith (* 1771, ✝ 1845) und H. P. Brougham; politisch den Whigs nahe stehend, besonders einflussreich mit ihrem Literaturteil, für den viele führende Persönlichkeiten des kulturellen und politischen Lebens Großbritanniens Beiträge schrieben; 1929 eingestellt.

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