Beschreibung:
Edward Vallance is Professor of Early Modern British Political Culture at the University of Roehampton
This book makes an important contribution to the ongoing debate over the emergence of an early modern 'public sphere'. Focusing on the petition-like form of the loyal address, it argues that these texts helped to foster a politically aware public by mapping shifts in the national 'mood'.
Introduction1 Petitions, oaths and addresses: subscriptional activity during the civil wars2 Cromwell's trunks: the origins of the loyal address, 1658-613 Addresses, abhorrences and associations: subscriptional culture and memory in the 1680s4 Adversarial addressing, 1701-105 Who were the 'public'? Identifying the addressers6 The performance of loyalty: ritual in loyal addressing7 From subjects to objects: the language of loyaltyConclusionIndex