The Politics of Songs in Eighteenth-Century Britain, 1723-1795.

Horgan analyses the importance of songs in British eighteenth-century culture with specific reference to their political meaning. Using an interdisciplinary methodology, combining the perspectives of literary studies and cultural history, the utilitarian power of songs emerges across four major case...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Horgan, Kate
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Pickering & Chatto Publishers, 2014.
Colección:Poetry and song in the age of revolution.
Temas:
1700-1799
Political ballads and songs > Great Britain > History and criticism.
Hymns > 18th century > Political aspects > Great Britain.
Chansons politiques > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire et critique.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Political ballads and songs
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Figures; Introduction; 1
  • The Heart of the Lion: The 'Princely Song' and the Transmission of Richard; 2
  • The Psalms that Bind: 'Sternhold and Hopkins', the 'Old Hundredth' and the Ballad; 3
  • Songs as Philippics: The 'Harmondium Melos' and the 'Io Paean' of Revolution; 4
  • Song and Pikes in Sheffield: The Trial of James Montgomery; Afterword; Notes; Works Cited; Index.

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