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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790682603321

Titolo

Cultures of radicalism in Britain and Ireland / / edited by John Kirk, Michael Brown and Andrew Noble

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-317-32064-6

1-315-65496-2

1-317-32065-4

1-84893-345-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 249 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Poetry and song in the age of revolution

Altri autori (Persone)

BrownMichael <1972->

KirkJohn M <1952-> (John Monfries)

NobleAndrew <1939->

Disciplina

820.93581

Soggetti

Politics and literature - Great Britain - History

Politics and literature - Ireland - History

Radicalism in literature

Radicalism in music

History

Great Britain

Ireland

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2013 by Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Limited.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Figures; List of Contributors; Introduction; 1. The Welsh Ballad-Singers and the War of American Independence; 2. Scottophobia Versus Jacobitism; 3. Lord Daer, Radicalism, Union and the Enlightenment in the 1790s; 4. The Political and Cultural Legacy of Robert Burns; 5. 'Blessè€d Jubil!'; 6. Serial Literature and Radical Poetry; 7.Popular Song, Readers and Language; 8.Broadside Literature and Popular Political Opinion in Munster, 1800-1820; 9.Radical Poetry and the Literary Magazine; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This collection of essays addresses the role of literature in radical politics. Topics covered include the legacy of Robert Burns, broadside



literature in Munster and radical literature in Wales.