Antiquity and Antiquities in the Long 18th Century. Construction and Dissemination of the Classical Past in British Dictionaries and Periodicals

In the long eighteenth-century, British society underwent enormous changes owing, among other things, to the rise of a new middle class in need of reading and writing. is phenomenon triggered a significant increase in the production of books, including dictionaries and encyclopaedias, as well as in the publication of periodicals, such as newspapers, journals, and magazines.According to Raven, Books and other publications framed and communicated popular ideas and opinion, and they figured particular cognitive modes and the character of scientific and artistic appreciation and debate.Print established and modulated standards of language and behaviour [...] acted as a prime agent in social cohesion as well as dissent.e press ensured the effectiveness of political and religious governance, but also of the independence as much as the compliance of different communities.(2007, 1)