Description: Dangerous Talk by David Cressy Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Traces free speech across five centuries of popular political culture, and shows how scandalous, seditious and treasonable talk finally gained protection as the birthright of an Englishman. Publisher Description Dangerous Talk examines the lewd, ungracious, detestable, opprobrious, and rebellious-sounding speech of ordinary men and women who spoke scornfully of kings and queens. Eavesdropping on lost conversations, it reveals the expressions that got people into trouble, and follows the fate of some of the offenders. Introducing stories and characters previously unknown to history, David Cressy explores the contested zones where private words had publicconsequence. Though words were but wind, as the proverb had it, malicious tongues caused social damage, seditious words challenged political authority, and treasonous speech imperilled the crown.Royal regimes from the house of Plantagenet to the house of Hanover coped variously with crimes of the tongue and found ways to monitor talk they deemed dangerous. Their response involved policing and surveillance, judicial intervention, political propaganda, and the crafting of new law. In early Tudor times to speak ill of the monarch could risk execution. By the end of the Stuart era similar words could be dismissed with a shrug. This book traces the development offree speech across five centuries of popular political culture, and shows how scandalous, seditious and treasonable talk finally gained protection as the birthright of an Englishman. The lively andaccessible work of a prize-winning social historian, it offers fresh insight into pre-modern society, the politics of language, and the social impact of the law. Author Biography Born in England and educated at Cambridge, David Cressy has made his career in the United States, where he is currently Humanities Distinguished Professor of History at Ohio State University. A social and cultural historian of early modern England, concerned with the intersections of elite and popular culture, central and local government, and official and unofficial religion, he is the author of nine books including Birth, Marriage and Death (1997),Agnes Bowkers Cat (2001), and England on Edge (2006). A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a Guggenheim Fellow, and recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the HuntingtonLibrary, David Cressy has been a visiting fellow at Churchill College, Cambridge, and at Magdalen, St. Catherines, and All Souls Colleges, Oxford. Details ISBN 0199606099 ISBN-13 9780199606092 Title Dangerous Talk Author David Cressy Format Paperback Year 2012 Pages 392 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:137013779; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780199606092
Book Title: Dangerous Talk
Number of Pages: 392 Pages
Publication Name: Dangerous Talk : Scandalous, Seditious, and Treasonable Speech in Pre-Modern England
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2012
Subject: Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), Civil Rights, Europe / Great Britain / Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603), Europe / General
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Weight: 22 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Political Science, History
Author: David Cressy
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
