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Dangerous talk : scandalous, seditious, and treasonable speech in pre-modern England /

Dangerous Talk examines the 'lewd, ungracious, detestable, opprobrious, and rebellious-sounding' speech of ordinary men and women who spoke scornfully of kings and queens. Eavesdropping on lost conversations, it reveals the expressions that got people into trouble, and follows the fate of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cressy, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Dangerous Talk examines the 'lewd, ungracious, detestable, opprobrious, and rebellious-sounding' speech of ordinary men and women who spoke scornfully of kings and queens. Eavesdropping on lost conversations, it reveals the expressions that got people into trouble, and follows the fate of some of the offenders. Introducing stories and characters previously unknown to history, David Cressy explores the contested zones where private words had public consequence. Though 'wordswere but wind', as the proverb had it, malicious tongues caused social damage, seditious words challenged political author.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 374 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199564804
0199564809
9780191573170
0191573175