The restraint of the Press in England, 1660-1715 : the communication of Sin / Alex W. Barber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barber, Alex W., author.

Series:

Studies in early modern cultural, political and social history ; . 47.

Studies in early modern cultural, political and social history ; volume 47

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of the press--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Freedom of the press.

Freedom of the press--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Church and the press--Great Britain--History.

Church and the press.

Religious literature--Publishing--Great Britain--17th century.

Religious literature.

Religious literature--Publishing--Great Britain--18th century.

Censorship--Great Britain--17th century.

Censorship.

Censorship--Great Britain--18th century.

Publishers and publishing--Great Britain--17th century.

Publishers and publishing.

Publishers and publishing--Great Britain--18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge, Suffolk : The Boydell Press, 2022.

Summary:

A discussion of the fascinating interplay between communication, politics and religion in early modern England, suggesting a new framework for the politics of print culture.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface: The Taxonomy of the Press

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: From Censorship to the Freedom of the Press

Part I Providence, Salvation and the Lapse of Licensing

1 The Politics of Coercion: Maintaining Truth

2 Christianity not Mysterious (1696): Deism and the Liberty of the Press

3 Letter to a Convocation Man (1696): Restraining the Press after the Lapse of Licensing

4 Legislation in the Late Seventeenth Century: Matthew Tindal, Francis Gregory and the Press

Part II Freedom of the Press and Ecclesiastical Identity

5 Legislation in the Early Eighteenth Century: Anonymity and the Press

6 High Churchmen and the Politics of the Press: Defining the Cause of Restraint

Part III The Church in Danger

7 The Church in Danger: Prosecuting the Memorial (1705) and the Rights of the Christian Church (1706)

8 The Press and the Pulpit: Prosecuting Preaching

Conclusion: Partisan Loyalties

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Jul 2022).

Other Format:

Print version: Barber, Alex W. The Restraint of the Press in England, 1660-1715

ISBN:

1-78744-876-2

OCLC:

1305846393