1st Edition

The Language of Whiggism Liberty and Patriotism, 1802–1830

By Kathryn Chittick Copyright 2010
    256 Pages
    by Routledge

    256 Pages
    by Routledge

    The premise of Chittick's study is that the national discourse found in British periodical literature of 1802-30 is crucial to an understanding of the literary language of the era.

    Introduction; Chapter 1 1802–7 the Intellectual Ascendancy of Whiggism; Chapter 2 1807–10 the Revival of Liberty; Chapter 3 1816–20 The Liberty of the Press and Literary Language for the People; Chapter 4 1816–24 the New Criticism: Apostasy and Personality; Chapter 5 1821–3 Historical Retrospective of the Edinburgh Review; Chapter 6 1824–30 Whiggism and Liberalism;

    Biography

    Kathryn Chittick