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