Image wars : promoting kings and commonwealths in England, 1603-1660 / Kevin Sharpe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharpe, Kevin (Kevin M.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Political culture.

Politics and culture--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Politics and culture.

Monarchy--Great Britain--Public opinion--History--17th century.

Monarchy.

Great Britain--History--Stuarts, 1603-1714.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1603-1714.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Public opinion.

Great Britain--Civilization--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (xvii, 665 p.) ) ill., ports.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Spin and photo opportunities may appear to have emerged onto the political scene only recently, but in fact image and its manipulation have always been vital to the authority of rulers. This book, the second in Kevin Sharpe's trilogy exploring image, power, and communication in early modern England, examines its importance during the turbulent seventeenth century. From the coronation of James I to the end of Cromwell's protectorate, Sharpe considers how royalists and parliamentarians-often using the same vocabularies-sought to manage their public image through words, pictures, and performances in order to win support and secure and enhance their authority.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1. WRITING DIVINE RIGHT

CHAPTER 2. FIGURING STUART DYNASTY

CHAPTER 3. STAGING STUART DYNASTY

CHAPTER 4. CONTESTING THE KING

PROLOGUE: A FAILURE OF IMAGE?

CHAPTER 5. THE WORDS AND SILENCES OF A KING

CHAPTER 6. DEPICTING VIRTUE AND MAJESTY

CHAPTER 7. PERFORMING SACRED KINGSHIP

CHAPTER 8. DEMYSTIFYING MAJESTY

PROLOGUE: THE CIVIL WAR AND THE CONTEST FOR REPRESENTATION

CHAPTER 9. WARS OF WORDS AND PAPER BULLETS

CHAPTER 10. VISUAL CONFLICTS AND WARS OF SIGNS

CHAPTER 11. RIVAL RITUALS AND PERFORMANCES

PROLOGUE: REPRESENTING REPUBLIC

CHAPTER 12. WRITING REPUBLIC

CHAPTER 13. A REPUBLICAN BRAND?

CHAPTER 14. STAGING REPUBLIC

CHAPTER 15. SUBVERTING THE COMMONWEALTH

PROLOGUE: 'BRING CROWNES AND SCEPTERS '

CHAPTER 16. PROCLAIMING PROTECTORATE

CHAPTER 17. PAINTING PROTECTORAL POWER

CHAPTER 18. PROTECTORAL PERFORMANCES

CHAPTER 19. CONTESTING AND COMMEMORATING CROMWELL

CONCLUSION

NOTES

INDEX

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [544]-644) and index.

ISBN:

0-300-16490-4

OCLC:

956654690