Dublin Review (Catholic periodical)
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The Dublin Review was an influential Catholic periodical
founded in 1836 by Michael Joseph Quin
, Cardinal Wiseman and Daniel O'Connell
. Quin had the original idea for the new journal, soon persuading Wiseman to lend his support, and next enlisting O'Connell whose Catholic Emancipation
campaign he admired. Quin edited the first two issues before leaving to take up a post in the Spanish colonial service. This fell through, but O'Connell would not re-instate him as editor, nor allow him to continue as co-proprietor.
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, "The review was intended to provide a record of current thought for educated Catholics and at the same time to be an exponent of Catholic views to non-Catholic inquirers." Its editors and contributors included many well-known writers discussing current affairs alongside religious, literary and historical topics.
The name was chosen because Dublin was a centre of Catholic culture, and it echoed the title of the flourishing Edinburgh Review
, but the journal was actually published in London
: quarterly at first, then monthly. In 1961 the name was changed to the Wiseman Review, to avoid confusion, but the publication reverted to the original name in 1965. It ceased publication in 1969, and was incorporated into The Month
.
Catholic periodical literature of the nineteenth century
-Generalities:Up to a few decades before 1800, most of the periodical publications in mainly Catholic countries can be regarded as "Catholic" literature: the editorial line is implicitly Catholic....
founded in 1836 by Michael Joseph Quin
Michael Joseph Quin
Michael Joseph Quin was an Irish author, traveller, journalist and editor. He is known as the originator of the Dublin Review.-Life:...
, Cardinal Wiseman and Daniel O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...
. Quin had the original idea for the new journal, soon persuading Wiseman to lend his support, and next enlisting O'Connell whose Catholic Emancipation
Catholic Association
The Catholic Association was an Irish Roman Catholic political organisation set up by Daniel O'Connell in the early nineteenth century to campaign for Catholic emancipation within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It was one of the first mass-membership political movements in...
campaign he admired. Quin edited the first two issues before leaving to take up a post in the Spanish colonial service. This fell through, but O'Connell would not re-instate him as editor, nor allow him to continue as co-proprietor.
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, "The review was intended to provide a record of current thought for educated Catholics and at the same time to be an exponent of Catholic views to non-Catholic inquirers." Its editors and contributors included many well-known writers discussing current affairs alongside religious, literary and historical topics.
The name was chosen because Dublin was a centre of Catholic culture, and it echoed the title of the flourishing Edinburgh Review
Edinburgh Review
The Edinburgh Review, founded in 1802, was one of the most influential British magazines of the 19th century. It ceased publication in 1929. The magazine took its Latin motto judex damnatur ubi nocens absolvitur from Publilius Syrus.In 1984, the Scottish cultural magazine New Edinburgh Review,...
, but the journal was actually published in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
: quarterly at first, then monthly. In 1961 the name was changed to the Wiseman Review, to avoid confusion, but the publication reverted to the original name in 1965. It ceased publication in 1969, and was incorporated into The Month
The Month
The Month was a monthly review, published from 1864 to 2001, which for almost all of its history was owned by the English Province of the Society of Jesus and edited by its members.-History:...
.
Editors, proprietors, publishers
Partial list- Mark Aloysius TierneyMark Aloysius TierneyMark Aloysius Tierney was an English Catholic historian.-Life:After his early schooling with the Franciscans in Baddesley Green, Warwickshire, he was educated at St. Edmund's College, old Hall, which he entered in 1810 and where he was ordained priest, 19 Sept., 1818...
, editor c.1837 - Henry Bagshawe, editor 1837-
- Charles William RussellCharles William RussellCharles William Russell was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman and scholar.-Early life:He was born at Killough, County Down, Ireland, a descendant of the Russells who held the Barony of Killough of Quoniamstown and Ballystrew.He received his early education at Drogheda grammar school and at...
, helped edit in Wiseman's time - Charles DolmanCharles DolmanCharles Dolman was publisher of the Dublin Review.-References:*...
, publisher 1838–1844 - William George WardWilliam George WardWilliam George Ward was an English Roman Catholic theologian and mathematician whose career illustrates the development of religious opinion at a time of crisis in the history of English religious thought....
, owned and edited during 1860s and part of 1870s - Herbert Alfred Henry Joseph Thomas, owner from 1878
- John Cuthbert HedleyJohn Cuthbert HedleyJohn Cuthbert Hedley was a British Benedictine and writer who held high offices in the Roman Catholic Church....
, editor late 1870s - Cardinal ManningCardinal ManningCardinal Manning may refer to* Henry Edward Manning , English Roman Catholic Archbishop and Cardinal* Timothy Manning , Archbishop of Los Angeles...
, proprietor - James MoyesJames MoyesJames Moyes was a writer, theologian, and controversialist.Moyes was born Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated in Ireland, France, and Rome at the Venerabile. Ordained into the priesthood in 1875, he was later appointed professor at Saint Bede's College, Manchester, England...
, editor until 1903 - Wilfrid Philip WardWilfrid Philip WardWilfrid Philip Ward was an English essayist and biographer.-Biography:He was born in 1856 at Old Hall, Ware, Hertfordshire to William George Ward. He attended St. Edmund's College in Ware, Hertfordshire; Ushaw College, in Durham, England; and Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. Afterward, he...
, owner and editor - Shane LeslieShane LeslieSir John Randolph Leslie, 3rd Baronet, generally known as Shane Leslie , was an Irish-born diplomat and writer. He was a first cousin of the British war time Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill...
, editor 1916–1926 - Christopher DawsonChristopher DawsonChristopher Henry Dawson was a British independent scholar, who wrote many books on cultural history and Christendom. Christopher H. Dawson has been called "the greatest English-speaking Catholic historian of the twentieth century".-Life:...
, editor 1940-1956 - Michael DerrickMichael DerrickJohn Michael Derrick was the son of the artist, illustrator and cartoonist Thomas Derrick, and older brother of the writer Christopher Derrick...
, editor 1956–1961
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1911): article on Periodical Literature (England)
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography