Paper bullets : print and kingship under Charles II / Harold M. Weber.
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- Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685 -- In literature
- Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685
- Censorship -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
- English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism
- Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Historiography
- Journalism -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
- Kings and rulers in literature
- Monarchy -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
- Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
- Printing -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 1660-1685 (Charles II) -- Historiographie
- Presse -- Aspect politique -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 17e siècle
- Rois et souverains dans la littérature
- Monarchie -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 17e siècle
- Politique et littérature -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 17e siècle
- HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain
- Censorship
- English literature -- Early modern
- Historiography
- Journalism -- Political aspects
- Kings and rulers in literature
- Literature
- Monarchy
- Politics and literature
- Printing -- Political aspects
- Great Britain
- 1500-1700
- 941.06 23
- DA445 .W43 2015
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Representations of the King; 1. Restoration and Escape: The Incognito King and Providential History; 2. The Monarch's Sacred Body: The King's Evil and the Politics of Royal Healing; 3. The Monarch's Profane Body: ""His scepter and his prick are of a length""; Part Two: The Language of Censorship; 4. ""The feminine part of every rebellion"": The Public, Royal Power, and the Mysteries of Printing; 5. ""The very Oracles of the Vulgar"": Stephen College and the Author on Trial.
ConclusionNotes; Bibliography; Index.
The calculated use of media by those in power is a phenomenon dating back at least to the seventeenth century, as Harold Weber demonstrates in this illuminating study of the relation of print culture to kingship under England's Charles II. Seventeenth-century London witnessed an enormous expansion of the print trade, and with this expansion came a revolutionary change in the relation between political authority -- especially the monarchy -- and the printed word. Weber argues that Charles' reign was characterized by a particularly fluid relationship between print and power. The press helped brin.
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