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Book SynopsisFrom his analysis of these texts, McRae argues that satire, as the pre-eminent literary mode of discrimination and stigmatisation, helped people make sense of the confusing political conditions of the early Stuart era. It did so partly through personal attacks and partly also through sophisticated interventions into ongoing political and ideological debates.
Trade Review"...McRae excellently shows how satirical discourse defined and helped to create political divisions." SEL Studies in English Literature, Achsah Guibbory, Recent Studies in the English Renaissance
"...a wonderful book..." Seventeenth-Century News
"This is historically informed criticism that nonetheless retains a keen eye for the habits and patterns of teh words used by the writers it studies. By making available such an important body of primary materials for the study of politics, textuality and culture, Early Stuart Liberals open-handly extended an invitation to otehr researchers; Literature, Satire and the Early Stuart State will offer those new to that field not only a learned and approachable guide, but, beyond that, a model of how these texts interact with one another and the richly described cultures within which Mcrae situates them." Early Modern Literary Studies Tom Lockwood, University of Birmingham
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Conventions; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Personal Politics: 1. The culture of early Stuart libelling; 2. Contesting identities: libels and the early Stuart politician; Part II. Public Politics: 3. Freeing the tongue and the heart: satire and the political subject; 4. Discourses of discrimination: political satire in the 1620s; Part III. The Politics of Division: 5. Satire and sycophancy: Richard Corbett and early Stuart Royalism; 6. Stigmatising Prynne: Puritanism and politics in the 1630s; Epilogue: early Stuart satire and the Civil War; Bibliography; Index.
