Noctes Ambrosianae

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Noctes Ambrosianae is a celebrated series of lively, fictional conversational essays and dialogues that appeared in early 19th-century Scottish periodical literature, noted for its wit, satire, and literary criticism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dialogue
literary work
periodical feature
series of essays
associatedWith Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine NERFINISHED
author James Hogg NERFINISHED
John Gibson Lockhart NERFINISHED
John Wilson NERFINISHED
William Maginn NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Scotland
firstPublicationMedium Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine NERFINISHED
genre dialogue
essay
humour
literary criticism
satire
hasTheme Scottish culture
literature
politics
social satire
historicalContext post-Napoleonic Britain
influenced later conversational essay forms
language English
literaryForm fictional conversation
literaryMovement Romantic period NERFINISHED
literarySignificance major work of 19th-century Scottish prose
mainCharacter Christopher North NERFINISHED
The Ettrick Shepherd NERFINISHED
Timothy Tickler NERFINISHED
notableFor literary criticism
portrayal of Scottish intellectual life
satirical commentary
witty conversation
originalMedium magazine serial
periodicalContext early 19th-century Scottish periodical literature
placeOfPublication Edinburgh NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
principalAuthor John Wilson NERFINISHED
pseudonymousAuthor Christopher North NERFINISHED
publicationPeriodEnd 1835
publicationPeriodStart 1822
publisher William Blackwood and Sons NERFINISHED
setting Ambrose's Tavern NERFINISHED
settingLocation Edinburgh NERFINISHED
titleLanguage Latin
titleTranslation Ambrosian Nights NERFINISHED

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Blackwood's Magazine notableWorkPublished Noctes Ambrosianae
Christopher North (pseudonym of John Wilson) notableWork Noctes Ambrosianae
subject surface form: John Wilson