Arts and Arms: Literature, Politics and Patriotism During the Seven Years War

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Manchester University Press, 2004 - History - 306 pages
Protagonists featured include: William Pitt; Henry Fox; the Duke of Newcastle; Lord Bute; George II and III; and Britain's ally Frederick II of Prussia. By placing literary works in a close political context they test the accuracy of the information conveyed against the correspondence and memoirs of politicians and parliamentary debates. The degree to which literature not only recorded, but also helped to shape political attitudes, is explored by its interaction with these and other expressions of opinion, such as popular protest and extra-parliamentary initiatives.

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a literarypolitical culture1
1
Ballad singers outside the Fleet prisonpage
4
The hungry mob of scriblers and etchers6
6
The grumblers of Great Britain12
12
Pelhams death Pitt and patriotism17
17
Byng and the fall of Minorca46
46
Cabin council A late epistle to Mr Cleveland53
53
Minorca the Newcastle ministry and the failures of war73
73
The ballance171
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Adml Byngs last chance177
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The PittNewcastle ministry185
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Patriotism rewarded189
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The recruiting serjeant193
193
North America and Germany209
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The triumph of Caesar216
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Pitt patriotism and the peace239
239

Birdlime for bunglers77
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A court conversation87
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The American moosedeer96
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Patriotism resurrected103
103
The Kentish outlaws110
110
The English lion dismemberd117
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The collapse of the Newcastle ministry127
127
The downfall140
140
The fox goose142
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The rise of Pitt151
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The applied censure246
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The medallion253
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Sic transit gloria mundi259
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The proclamation of proclamations269
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PLATE 1 Copyright Guildhall Library Corporation of London
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Conclusion278
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Select bibliography283
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Index302
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