{"product_id":"seditious-allegories-9780271028477","title":"Seditious Allegories","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a fine study of a leading democratic politician and important literary figure . . . [which] is in every respect well written.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Gregory Claeys,University of London\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is the only current book devoted to British writer Thelwall; most of what has been written about him is available in journal articles, theses, or essays in books about Jacobin politics or Romantic writers. Scrivener (English, Wayne State Univ.; editor, \u003ci\u003ePoetry and Reform: Periodical Verse from the English Democratic Press, 1792-1824\u003c\/i\u003e) combines literary analysis of Thelwall’s works with historical description of the political and social situation, evaluating Thelwall’s career and his contributions to English literature and politics during the 1790s and early 1800s. Three major areas are covered: the ideological and political philosophy of the Jacobins; Thelwall’s writings and activities as a poet, journalist, scientist, and orator; and his use of allegory as a means to avoid political repression. This specialized but well-done work will complement \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of English Jacobinism: The Writings of John Thelwall, edited by Gregory Claeys \u003c\/i\u003e(Pennsylvania State Univ., 1995). Recommended for all academic libraries, especially those with in-depth collections in Jacobin studies.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Shana C. Fair \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Michael Scrivener’s \u003ci\u003eSeditious Allegories\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the handful of book-length studies of radicalism that rise above simple recovery of progressive traditions because of the author’s ability to explain the more complex implications, connotations, and allusions of radical writing and the kinds of audiences that they anticipate. The subtlety of his interpretations of specific texts is welcome, and certainly the richness of his historical awareness is impressive.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Gary Dyer \u003ci\u003eEuropean Romantic Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Engagingly written and intelligently organized, \u003ci\u003eSeditious Allegories\u003c\/i\u003e contributes substantially to the growing body of Thelwall scholarship.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Paul Keen \u003ci\u003eEighteenth-Century Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It is impossible to overstate the John Thelwall’s importance for the British Romantic literary culture, and Michaels Scrivener’s excellent new book, \u003ci\u003eSeditious Allegories: John Thelwall and Jacobin Writing\u003c\/i\u003e dramatically demonstrates why this is so.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Stephen C. Behrendt \u003ci\u003eWordsworth Circle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The fact that Thelwall was so remarkably interconnected, as writer and as political thinker, makes him a natural figure to be placed within so intricate a texture, and its individual layers are of such inherent value that scholars of many different fields will long have reason to thank Michael Scrivener for having so richly woven it.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Stuart Curran \u003ci\u003eAlbion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Scrivener’s lively and informed account will prove quite useful to period scholars, but also worth the notice of readers interested in the genesis of democracy and the thrill of ‘revolution in the air.’ Not only does \u003ci\u003eSeditious Allegories\u003c\/i\u003e offer cogent analyses of political ideology, it also tells fascinating stories in readable prose.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Owen Grumbling \u003ci\u003eStudies in Romanticism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penn State University","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51455974703447,"sku":"9780271028477","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780271028477.jpg?v=1755033273","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/seditious-allegories-9780271028477","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}