Imagining war and peace in eighteenth-century Britain, 1690-1820 / Andrew Lincoln.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lincoln, Andrew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War in literature.

English literature--18th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

War and society--Great Britain--History--18th century.

War and society.

Public opinion--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Public opinion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 299 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

"Is war the opposite of peace, or its necessary accomplice? Exploring this question in relation to eighteenth century Britain, Andrew Lincoln opens up complex, paradoxical and enduring issues and shows how ideas and methods were developed to provide the British public with moral insulation from violence both overseas and at home"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

The culture of war and civil society, from William III to George

War and the culture of politeness : the case of The Tatler and The Spectator

Sacrifice : heroism and mourning

Sacrifice : Christian heroes

War and the 'elevation' of the novel

War and the 'science of man'

Complicities in the novel

Saving individual virtue

Saving communal virtue

The ideal of non-resistance

A case study : Gibraltar

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jan 2024).

ISBN:

9781009366557

1009366556

9781009366526

1009366521

9781009366519

1009366513