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Freedom of Speech in Early Stuart England - Couverture souple

Colclough, David

 
9780521120425: Freedom of Speech in Early Stuart England
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 052112042X ISBN 13 : 9780521120425
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

This book discusses a central chapter in the history of free speech in the Western world. The nature and limits of freedom of speech prompted sophisticated debate in a wide range of areas in the early seventeenth century; it was one of the 'liberties of the subject' fought for by individuals and groups across the political landscape. David Colclough argues that freedom of speech was considered to be a significant civic virtue during this period. Discussions of free speech raised serious questions about what it meant to live in a free state, and how far England was from being such a state. Examining a wide range of sources, from rhetorical handbooks to Parliamentary speeches and manuscript miscellanies, Dr Colclough demonstrates how freedom of speech was conceived positively in the period c.1603–28, rather than being defined in opposition to acts of censorship.

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À propos de l'auteur

David Colclough is Lecturer in English at Queen Mary, University of London. This is his first book.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
052112042X
ISBN 13 
9780521120425
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
316
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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