"Popular Medievalism in Romantic-Era Britain" examines ways in
which British writers and readers used the idea of the Middle Ages
to challenge contemporary political structures and to claim
historical national rights at a time when fears that Britain would
follow the example of the French Revolution caused the British
government to undermine individual and collective rights. Through
the consideration of canonical authors such as Blake, Scott, and
Wordsworth and of lesser-studied works such as radical press
writings and popular drama, this study suggests that the
imaginative appeal to the social structures and literary forms of
the Middle Ages served as a powerful means of raising awareness of
Britain's past and the tradition of freedom.
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