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.
| ISBN: | 9780521847483 |
| Publication date: | 4th July 2005 |
| Author: | David Colclough |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 293 pages |
| Series: | Ideas in Context |
| Genres: |
History of ideas Literature: history and criticism European history Cultural studies |
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.
Freedom of Speech in Early Stuart England features in the following genres: History of ideas, Literature: history and criticism, European history, Cultural studies
Freedom of Speech in Early Stuart England is available in Hardback
Freedom of Speech in Early Stuart England was written by David Colclough and published by Cambridge University Press
Freedom of Speech in Early Stuart England has 293 pages
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