Oracles of Empire : Poetry, Politics, and Commerce in British America, 1690-1750 / / David S. Shields

• Autore: Shields David S. <1951->
• Pubblicazione: Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2010]; ©1990
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 295 p. ) : ill.
• Disciplina: 811/.109358
• Soggetto topico: American poetry - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - History and criticism; Political poetry, American - History and criticism; Imperialism in literature; Commerce in literature; Colonies in literature
• Soggetto geografico: United States Intellectual life 18th century
• Soggetto non controllato: poetry, poems, literature, literary, commerce, political, politics, british america, early american culture, cultural studies, glorious revolution, king george war, empire, colonies, colonial, canada, west indies, mercantilism, civilization, wealth, london, law, ethics, morality, morals, colonialism, mercantile, liberty, monarchy, imperialism, imperialist, united states, 18th century
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. The Issue of Empire in the Literary Self-Understanding of British Americans -- 1 . The Literary Topology of Mercantilism -- 2. The Tide of Empire -- 3. The Material Redeemers -- 4. Staples -- 5. The Problem of the Prerogative -- 6. The Paper Wars in Massachusetts -- 7. The Spread of Boston Principles -- 8. Empire of Evil -- 9. Gallic Perfidy -- 10. The Tenuousness of Imperial Identity -- Notes -- Bibliography of Primary Sources -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This innovative look at previously neglected poetry in British America represents a major contribution to our understanding of early American culture. Spanning the period from the Glorious Revolution (1690) to the end of King George's War (1750), this study critically reconstitutes the literature of empire in the thirteen colonies, Canada, and the West Indies by investigating over 300 texts in mixed print and manuscript sources, including poems in pamphlets and newspapers. British America's poetry of empire was dominated by three issues: mercantilism's promise that civilization and wealth would be transmitted from London to the provinces; the debate over the extent of metropolitan prerogatives in law and commerce when they obtruded upon provincial rights and interests; and the argument that Britain's imperium pelagi was an ethical empire, because it depended upon the morality of trade, while the empires of Spain and France were immoral empires because they were grounded upon conquest. In discussing these issues, Shields provides a virtual anthology of poems long lost to students of American literature.
• Titolo autorizzato: Oracles of Empire
• ISBN: 0-226-75299-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996247921903316
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