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William Cobbett was one of the greatest journalists of his day.
Humbly born in Surrey, following a career in the British army in
Canada from 1784, he cut his journalistic teeth as the loyalist
'Peter Porcupine' in the United States, defending all things
British against the French Revolution and its supporters. Following
his return to England in 1800 he became the major critic of
corruption and a principal advocate of parliamentary reform and
press freedom. It led to prosecution, prison and temporary exile,
but also to the eventual triumph of reform and his persistent
defence of the rights of the poor. This is the first essay
collection devoted to Cobbett and contains essays from scholars
from a wide variety of disciplines. It will be of interest to those
researching the literature and culture of the late eighteenth and
early nineteenth centuries, including the works of Paine, Rousseau,
Swift and Hazlitt, and the Chartist movement.
Politician, journalist, reformer, convict, social commentator and
all-round thorn in the side of the establishment, William Cobbett
cut a swathe through late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century
British society with his copious and acerbic writings on any and
every issue that caught his attention. Both a radical and a
conservative, and with strong opinions on any given subject,
Cobbett had a talent for controversial and pugnacious writing that
echoes down the centuries and still rings fresh today.
Commemorating the 250th anniversary of Cobbett's birth in 1763,
this book provides a selection of his writings - both published and
unpublished - that highlight his talents, obsessions, and concerns.
From corruption and Parliamentary reform, poverty and commerce, to
patriotism and religion, the selections display Cobbett at his best
- sometimes outraged and excoriating, sometimes sympathetic and
reasoned - but always honest and witty. Divided into 14 chapters
each dealing with a particular theme, the selections are
contextualised so as to provide the necessary historical background
for any readers who may be unfamiliar with the period. In so doing,
the book not only brings to life the dynamic and rumbustious world
of Georgian England within which Cobbett moved, but also reveals
many uncanny parallels with modern concerns. Whether espousing
political reform, promoting rural affairs or decrying a spiralling
national debt, many of Cobbett's opinions seem as relevant today as
when they were first written. Certainly modern readers will find
much here to educate, amuse and admire.
Politician, journalist, reformer, convict, social commentator and
all-round thorn in the side of the establishment, William Cobbett
cut a swathe through late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century
British society with his copious and acerbic writings on any and
every issue that caught his attention. Both a radical and a
conservative, and with strong opinions on any given subject,
Cobbett had a talent for controversial and pugnacious writing that
echoes down the centuries and still rings fresh today.
Commemorating the 250th anniversary of Cobbett's birth in 1763,
this book provides a selection of his writings - both published and
unpublished - that highlight his talents, obsessions, and concerns.
From corruption and Parliamentary reform, poverty and commerce, to
patriotism and religion, the selections display Cobbett at his best
- sometimes outraged and excoriating, sometimes sympathetic and
reasoned - but always honest and witty. Divided into 14 chapters
each dealing with a particular theme, the selections are
contextualised so as to provide the necessary historical background
for any readers who may be unfamiliar with the period. In so doing,
the book not only brings to life the dynamic and rumbustious world
of Georgian England within which Cobbett moved, but also reveals
many uncanny parallels with modern concerns. Whether espousing
political reform, promoting rural affairs or decrying a spiralling
national debt, many of Cobbett's opinions seem as relevant today as
when they were first written. Certainly modern readers will find
much here to educate, amuse and admire.
William Cobbett, the Press and Rural England offers a thorough
re-appraisal of William Cobbett (1763-1835), situating his
journalism and rural radicalism in relation to contemporary
political debates.
William Cobbett, the Press and Rural England offers a thorough
re-appraisal of William Cobbett (1763-1835), situating his
journalism and rural radicalism in relation to contemporary
political debates.
A radical re-imagining of the relationship between sound and sense
took place in Britain in the decades around 1800. This new approach
reconfigured sound as central to understandings of space and
temporality, from the diurnal rhythms of everyday life in the
modern city to the 'deep time' of the natural world. At the same
time, sound emerged as a frequently disruptive phenomenon, a
philosophical and political problem, and a force with the power to
overwhelm listeners. This is the first book devoted to the topic
and brings together scholars from literary studies, musicology,
history and philosophy through the interdisciplinary frameworks of
sound studies and the history of the senses. The chapters pursue a
wide range of subjects, from 'national airs' to the London stage,
and from experiments in sound to new musical and scientific
instruments. Collectively, they demonstrate how a focus on sound
can enrich our understanding of Romantic-era culture.
William Cobbett was one of the greatest journalists of his day.
Humbly born in Surrey, following a career in the British army in
Canada from 1784, he cut his journalistic teeth as the loyalist
'Peter Porcupine' in the United States, defending all things
British against the French Revolution and its supporters. Following
his return to England in 1800 he became the major critic of
corruption and a principal advocate of parliamentary reform and
press freedom. It led to prosecution, prison and temporary exile,
but also to the eventual triumph of reform and his persistent
defence of the rights of the poor. This is the first essay
collection devoted to Cobbett and contains essays from scholars
from a wide variety of disciplines. It will be of interest to those
researching the literature and culture of the late eighteenth and
early nineteenth centuries, including the works of Paine, Rousseau,
Swift and Hazlitt, and the Chartist movement.
This volume brings together new approaches to music history to
reveal the interdependence of music and religion in
nineteenth-century culture. As composers and performers drew
inspiration from the Bible and new historical sciences called into
question the historicity of Scripture, controversies raged over the
performance, publication and censorship of old and new musical
forms. From oratorio to opera, from parlour song to pantomime, and
from hymn to broadside, nineteenth-century Britons continually
encountered elements of the biblical past in song. Both elite and
popular music came to play a significant role in the formation,
regulation and contestation of religious and cultural identity and
were used to address questions of class, nation and race, leading
to the beginnings of ethnomusicology. This richly interdisciplinary
volume brings together musicologists, historians, literary and art
historians and theologians to reveal points of intersection between
music, religion and cultural history.
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