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Press Censorship in Caroline England
Cyndia Susan Clegg
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hardcover. Considers the culture of censorship which emerged between 1625 and 1640 in England. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFMD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
Between 1625 and 1640, a distinctive cultural awareness of censorship emerged, which ultimately led the Long Parliament to impose drastic changes in press control. The culture of censorship addressed in this study helps to explain the divergent historical interpretations of Caroline censorship as either draconian or benign. Such contradictions transpire because the Caroline regime and its critics employed similar rhetorical strategies that depended on the language of orthodoxy, order, tradition, and law, but to achieve different ends. Building on her two previous studies on press censorship in Elizabethan and Jacobean England, Cyndia Clegg scrutinizes all aspects of Caroline print culture: ... Read more
Between 1625 and 1640, a distinctive cultural awareness of censorship emerged, which ultimately led the Long Parliament to impose drastic changes in press control. The culture of censorship addressed in this study helps to explain the divergent historical interpretations of Caroline censorship as either draconian or benign. Such contradictions transpire because the Caroline regime and its critics employed similar rhetorical strategies that depended on the language of orthodoxy, order, tradition, and law, but to achieve different ends. Building on her two previous studies on press censorship in Elizabethan and Jacobean England, Cyndia Clegg scrutinizes all aspects of Caroline print culture: ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
Number of Pages
298
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521876681
SKU
V9780521876681
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About Cyndia Susan Clegg
Cyndia Susan Clegg is Distinguished Professor of English at Pepperdine University.
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