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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and Cultures of Print (PERCP)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: 1688 and the Romantic Reform of Literature
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Violence and the Pursuits of Literature
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From the Bloodless to the Romantic Revolution
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'. . . intelligent and attractive book.' - Archives
'Anthony Jarrells' Britain's Bloodless Revolutions displays striking and innovative insights into the relationship between literature and social change. Arguing that the concept of non-violent change became a cultural ideal in Britain following the 'Glorious' Revolution of 1688, Jarrells traces the operation of that ideal in British writing through the turbulent times of the Romantic Era. His readings of an extensive sampling of works by Edmund Burke, William Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft, Helen Maria Williams, Scottish Enlightenment thinkers and Walter Scott show how literature was enlisted to manage conflict and contain threats. His analyses and conclusions deserve the attention of scholars and students interested in the struggle between violent and peaceful approaches to change during the 'long' eighteenth century.' - Regina Hewitt, Professor of English, University of South Florida, USA
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Britain's Bloodless Revolutions
Book Subtitle: 1688 and the Romantic Reform of Literature
Authors: Anthony S. Jarrells
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and Cultures of Print
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230503298
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-4107-7Published: 17 August 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-137-01867-0Published: 17 August 2005
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-50329-8Published: 17 August 2005
Series ISSN: 2634-6516
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6524
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 229
Topics: British and Irish Literature, History of Britain and Ireland, North American Literature, Eighteenth-Century Literature, Early Modern/Renaissance Literature, Literary Theory