The power of mass culture and the importance of public opinion seem rooted in the technology and political institutions of the twentieth century. But Paula Backscheider finds surprising evidence of their origin in seventeenth-century England. In Spectacular Politics, Backscheider offers three detailed examples of how popular literature participates in important social processes in which public opinion and acceptance are at stake. In the first reconstruction of the London street pageants staged from 1659 to 1662, she ...
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The power of mass culture and the importance of public opinion seem rooted in the technology and political institutions of the twentieth century. But Paula Backscheider finds surprising evidence of their origin in seventeenth-century England. In Spectacular Politics, Backscheider offers three detailed examples of how popular literature participates in important social processes in which public opinion and acceptance are at stake. In the first reconstruction of the London street pageants staged from 1659 to 1662, she describes how Charles II used theatrical events to reimpose the concept of a Stuart monarchy--and how his opponents responded with rival entertainments advocating a different idea of the monarchy and the future. She then examines the London theatrical season of 1695-96, when one third of the new plays performed were written by women. Here Backscheider shows how transgressive, revisionary literature can awaken censoring and collaborative forces even as it opens debate. In her final section, Backscheider presents the first critical reconstruction and serious analysis of gothic drama, an early and indisputable example of "mass culture." She demonstrates how these popular entertainments expressed the public's deepest anxieties, while offering a redeeming image of humankind and the nation, as England faced the Regency Crisis of 1788-89--when George III was judged "hopelessly mad." With each example, Backscheider illustrates thevarious ways literature participates in the ideological struggle for intellectual, moral, and philosophical dominance in a society.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 800grams, ISBN: 0801845688.
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket. 1993 1st edition, tightly bound in dark grey cloth with silver lettering to spine; light wear to cover corners. Dust jacket has some wear and tear to edges and corners; spine faded; back panel slightly discoloured. Otherwise, a clean, tidy copy.
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Like New. Size: 6x1x9; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Small scuff marks to jacket. Clean, unmarked pages. xix, 335 pages: illustrations; 24 cm "The power of mass culture and the importance of public opinion seem rooted in the technology and political institutions of the twentieth century. But Paula Backscheider finds surprising evidence of their origin in seventeenth-century England."
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Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0801845688. Hardcover with dustjacket, one remarkable flaw to this copy: small check-marks in ink next to some of the entries in the bibliography, the book is in excellent condition otherwise as is the jacket and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "illustrates the various ways in which literature participates in the ideological struggle for intellectual, moral, and philosophical dominance in a society"
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