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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785973003321

Autore

Shapiro Barbara J

Titolo

Political communication and political culture in England, 1558-1688 [[electronic resource] /] / Barbara J. Shapiro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, c2012

ISBN

0-8047-8458-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (416 p.)

Disciplina

306.20942/09031

306.2094209031

Soggetti

Communication in politics - England - History - 16th century

Communication in politics - England - History - 17th century

Political culture - England - History - 16th century

Political culture - England - History - 17th century

Politics and literature - England - History - 16th century

Politics and literature - England - History - 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. News, Information and Political Controversy; 3. Empirical Political Description; 4. Historical Writing and Political Thought; 5. Drama and Political Education; 6. Politics, Poetry and Literature; 7. The Sermon and Political Education; 8. Observation and Participation; 9. Law, Politics and the Legal System; 10. Conclusion; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book surveys the channels through which political ideas and knowledge were conveyed to the English people from the beginning of the reign of Elizabeth I to the Revolution of 1688.  Shapiro argues that an assessment of English political culture requires an examination of all means by which this culture was expressed and communicated. While the discussion focuses primarily on genres such as the sermon, newsbook, poetry, and drama, it also considers the role of events and institutions. Shapiro is the first to explore and elucidate the entire web of communication in early modern English