The politics of disclosure, 1674-1725
secret history narratives
by Rebecca Bullard
"This is a study of the 'secret history', a polemical form of historiography which flourished in England during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Secret histories promised their readers previously undiscovered intelligence about the covert actions and hidden motives of public figures, primarily monarchs, their ministers and their mistresses. In an era of absolute rule, secret histories shattered the aura of mystery which surrounded the power elite. The secret history spread through the genres and was used by polemicists, pamphleteers and novelists from across the political spectrum. Bullard argues that secret histories' rhetorical peculiarities must be understood in the light of contemporary party politics. As a form, they indicate a sophisticated, analytical and politically engaged reading public in late Stuart and early Hanoverian England."--Publisher's website.
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Historiography, Politics and government, Political culture, Politics and literature, History, Great britain, history, stuarts, 1603-1714, Great britain, history, 18th century, Great britain, politics and government, 1603-1714, Great britain, historiography, Great britain, politics and government, Politique et littérature, Histoire, Historiographie, Politique et gouvernement, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Anthropology, Cultural, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Public Policy, Cultural Policy, Popular CulturePlaces
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2016, Taylor & Francis Group
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-243) and index.
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