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Paper bullets : print and kingship under Charles II
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The calculated use of media by those in power is a phenomenon dating back at least to the seventeenth century, as Harold Weber demonstrates in this illuminating study of the relation of print cultu...
The calculated use of media by those in power is a phenomenon dating back at least to the seventeenth century, as Harold Weber demonstrates in this illuminating study of the relation of print culture to kingship under England's Charles II. Seventeenth-century London witnessed an enormous expansion of the print trade, and with this expansion came a revolutionary change in the relation between political authority -- especially the monarchy -- and the printed word. Weber argues that Charles' reign was characterized by a particularly fluid relationship between print and power. The press helped brin.
Details
- Creator
- Harold M. Weber
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [2015]
- ©2015
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (306 pages)
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9780813156675, 081315667X, 9780813119298
- OCLC
- ocn900344607
- ConclusionNotes; Bibliography; Index.
Subjects
- Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685 -- In literature.
- Censorship -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
- English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.
- Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Historiography.
- Journalism -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
- Kings and rulers in literature.
- Monarchy -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
- Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
- Printing -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.