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1 online resource (306 pages) |
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polychrome |
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Representations of the King; 1. Restoration and Escape: The Incognito King and Providential History; 2. The Monarch's Sacred Body: The King's Evil and the Politics of Royal Healing; 3. The Monarch's Profane Body: ""His scepter and his prick are of a length""; Part Two: The Language of Censorship; 4. ""The feminine part of every rebellion"": The Public, Royal Power, and the Mysteries of Printing; 5. ""The very Oracles of the Vulgar"": Stephen College and the Author on Trial. |
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ConclusionNotes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
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. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685 -- In literature.
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Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. |
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Censorship -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
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Censorship. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
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17th century |
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English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.
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Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Historiography.
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Journalism -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
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Journalism -- Political aspects. |
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Kings and rulers in literature.
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Kings and rulers in literature. |
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Monarchy -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
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Monarchy. |
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Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
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Politics and literature. |
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Printing -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
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Printing -- Political aspects. |
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Printing. |
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1500-1700 |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Censorship. |
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Print version: Weber, Harold M. Paper Bullets : Print and Kingship under Charles II. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 9780813119298 |
| ISBN |
9780813156675 (electronic book) |
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081315667X (electronic book) |
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