Language of Whiggism - Liberty and Patriotism, 18021830

The premise of Chittick's study is that the national discourse found in British periodical literature of 1802-30 is crucial to an understanding of the literary language of the era.

List of contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 1802–7 the Intellectual Ascendancy of Whiggism; Chapter 2 1807–10 the Revival of Liberty; Chapter 3 1816–20 The Liberty of the Press and Literary Language for the People; Chapter 4 1816–24 the New Criticism: Apostasy and Personality; Chapter 5 1821–3 Historical Retrospective of the Edinburgh Review; Chapter 6 1824–30 Whiggism and Liberalism;

About the author

Kathryn Chittick

Product details

• Authors: Kathryn Chittick, Chittick Kathryn
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9781138663213
• ISBN: 978-1-138-66321-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: The Enlightenment World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900