Thesis
William Cobbett's correspondence, 1800-1835
- Abstract:
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The vast majority of William Cobbett’s personal letters have never been published. This thesis examines these manuscripts alongside the ‘open letter’ form that dominated his published writings, using correspondence to illuminate the hybrid and highly idiosyncratic form of Cobbett’s radicalism. It shows how he responded to continued persecution from the government through a series of innovative epistolary strategies, creating a popular journalism that incorporated many of the tropes usually...
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+ Newlyn, L
Division:
HUMS
Department:
English Faculty
Role:
Supervisor
+ Jon, M
Division:
HUMS
Department:
English Faculty
Role:
Supervisor
Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2013
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
Item Description
- Language:
- English
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- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:7670
- Deposit date:
- 2013-12-12
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- Copyright holder:
- Grande, J
- Copyright date:
- 2013
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