Robert D. Spector

Political Controversy (eBook, PDF)

A Study in Eighteenth-Century Propaganda

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Produktbeschreibung

This work provides the first full-scale examination of the eighteenth century periodical Political Controversy and of the essay-sheets reprinted therein, Briton, Auditor, North Briton, and Monitor. These essay-sheets were published in England at the end of the Seven Years' War with France, in support of and in opposition to Lord Bute's proposed terms in the treaty negotiations. Political Controversy reprinted the essay-sheets weekly along with the editor's annotations, material from other publications, and original contributions from readers. The journal provides modern readers with a good example of eighteenth century propaganda techniques, and is a guide to the issues revolving around the war, the struggle for governmental control, the British Empire, and the liberty of the press. This book provides a clear analysis of the methods used in the political propaganda of the journal and the essay-sheets, including the writings of three significant authors, Tobias Smollett, Arthur Murphy, and John Wilkes. The work opens with a discussion of the essay-sheets and their relationship to one another, and follows with two chapters devoted to Political Controversy. The final chapter covers the most significant case for freedom of the press in England up to that time, North Briton, No. 45. This book will be of interest to scholars and students concerned with journalism, history, political science, and literature.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 1992
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313389146
• Artikelnr.: 37828593

Autorenporträt

ROBERT D. SPECTOR is Professor Emeritus of English and coordinator of both the divisions of Humanities and of Communications, Fine and Performing Arts at Long Island University in Brooklyn. Author of more than 400 articles and reviews, he has published ten books, nine on eighteenth century topics. Previous books include Smollett's Women: A Study in an Eighteenth-Century Masculine Sensibility (1994), Political Controversy: A Study in Eighteenth-Century Propaganda (1992), Backgrounds to Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Literature: An Annotated Bibliographical Guide to Modern Scholarship (1989), and The English Gothic: A Bibliographic Guide to Writers from Horace Walpole to Mary Shelley (1984), all published by Greenwood.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Masks
Readers
and Style A Very Different Kind of Reviewing: The Essay-Sheets and Related Publications A Very Different Kind of Reviewing: II. Editor's Notes and Comments Aftermath as Climax: North Briton
No. 45 Bibliography Index