British Attitudes to the French Revolution

Macleod, Emma Vincent

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“…The poems discussed here explore the literary representation and mediation of previously been interpreted as a neat dichotomy of radical/reactionary. 52 Of particular importance has been the reconfiguring of the notion of political loyalism (especially in historical studies) not only as a something with many hues but as 'an empowering movement that gave its followers a public presence and political voice with which to criticise the polity they sought to defend.' 53 Romantic 'hacker satire', characterised as 'parasitic, derivative, opportunistic or parodic'.…”

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John Wolcot and “The Anecdotic Itch”: Peter Pindar, Biography, and Historiography in the 1780s

Moore¹

2016

Eighteenth-Century Life

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Historiography in the 1780s John Wolcot, under his nom de plume of Peter Pindar, was one of the most widely read poets of the late eighteenth century: his 50 odd poetic satires on divers subjects were one of the publishing phenomena of the age, with William Wordsworth, who generally affected a low opinion of Wolcot, forced to consider him as one of the 'great names' of satire. 1 If the scale of his popularity was likely subject to some contemporary hyperbole, nevertheless Donald Kerr's analysis of Wolcot's papers bears out the notion of Peter Pindar as a highly profitable publishing enterprise in which the book trade had significant commercial confidence. 2 Despite (or in part because of) this ubiquity, Wolcot has been neglected by scholarship, written off as a commercially-motivated trimmer devoid of principle or any commitment to higher ideals; a 'literary gadfly', in the words of Jeanne Griggs, 'harmless but irritating' who expended his talent on unworthy matters at a time of national emergency. 3 Some, particularly more recent, accounts of Wolcot have sought a more sympathetic or complex response to his satiric method and output. 4 Efforts devoted to the critical rehabilitation of Wolcot have broadly fallen into two camps. The first, and larger, effort has looked to ascribe a politically meaningful and radical value to a satiric method that otherwise seems unduly invested in the treatment of trivial matters in a frivolous

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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John Wolcot and “The Anecdotic Itch”: Peter Pindar, Biography, and Historiography in the 1780s

Moore¹

2016

Eighteenth-Century Life

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“…Writers like Hannah More proclaimed that British women performed the duties of a citizen in the domestic sphere, serving their family and their religion. 85 Targeting members of the SADH was part of this campaign: in November 1792 Thomas Paine was found guilty in absentia of seditious libel, and effigies of him were burnt throughout England to much popular support. On December 24 FitzGerald was cashiered from the British army, indicating that his renunciation of his title and his acceptance of French citizenship were incompatible with British loyalty.…”

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Between Scylla and Charybdis?

Ferradou¹

2021

French Historical Studies

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In 1792 foreigners flocked to France to participate in the new republican regime, redefining the nation as the conduct of popular sovereignty. A number of American, British, and Irish foreigners formed a club in Paris, the Society of the Friends of the Rights of Man (Société des Amis des Droits de l'Homme), among whom Irish republicans were a key component. Eager to “revolutionize” Britain and Ireland, they contributed to the rise in tensions and, ultimately, to the outbreak of war between France and Britain. The author argues that these Irish, because of their colonial experience, were a crucial factor in the redefinition of and opposition between British imperial and French republican models of nation and citizenship. Their defense of a cosmopolitan citizenship ideal was violently rejected in Britain and was severely tested by the “Terror” in France. En 1792, de nombreux étrangers vinrent en France pour participer à l’élaboration du nouveau régime républicain, redéfinissant la nation comme le vecteur de la souveraineté populaire. Plusieurs Américains, Anglais, Irlandais et Ecossais formèrent un club à Paris, la Société des amis des droits de l'homme (SADH), parmi lesquels les Irlandais furent une composante clé. Désireux de « révolutionner » la Grande-Bretagne et l'Irlande, ils contribuèrent à la montée des tensions et à l’éclatement du conflit entre la France et la Grande-Bretagne. Cet article cherche à démontrer que ces Irlandais, du fait de leur expérience coloniale, jouèrent un rôle central dans la redéfinition et l'opposition entre le modèle impérial britannique et le modèle français républicain de la nation et de la citoyenneté. Leur défense d'un idéal cosmopolite de citoyenneté suscita un violent rejet en Grande-Bretagne et fut mise à rude épreuve pendant la « Terreur » en France.

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“…25 A detailed list of literature concerning British attitudes towards the revolution provides and discusses Macleod (2007). These lines evidently indicate that the success of the northern tribes is conditioned -Rome can be defeated only when its inner liberty is completely supressed.…”

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When Óðinn meets Pompey : Norse and classical elements in English literature at the turn of the 18th and 19th century

Králová¹

2019

Graeco-Latina Brunensia

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According to Snorri Sturluson (died 1241), the Icelandic chieftain, historian, poet, and mythographer, the chief Norse god Óðinn was originally a mighty Oriental chieftain who was forced to abandon Asia under the Roman pressure and later became deified by his people. The typically medieval approach to the myth based on a euhemeristic interpretation and historicization of the pagan deities found a surprisingly keen response among the learned circles of the late 18th century Europe as it enabled the authors to confront the Norse and Classical civilization directly. In this paper, I focus on three English works that deal with this topic, namely two poems by one of the major Romantic poets Robert Southey (The Race of Odin and The Death of Odin, 1795) and the drama Odin (1804) by Anglican priest and poet George Richards. The form of the latter one is of a special interest as it is -as the author himself states -"intended as an imitation of the manner of AEschylus." I will examine the function of the Norse and Classical elements in these works and analyse the bulk of ideas and values that are attributed to the respective cultures. Moreover, the flexibility with which the myth is actualized and used for mediating different political and ideological messages, will be discussed.

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British Attitudes to the French Revolution

Cited by 11 publications

References 32 publications

John Wolcot and “The Anecdotic Itch”: Peter Pindar, Biography, and Historiography in the 1780s

John Wolcot and “The Anecdotic Itch”: Peter Pindar, Biography, and Historiography in the 1780s

Between Scylla and Charybdis?

When Óðinn meets Pompey : Norse and classical elements in English literature at the turn of the 18th and 19th century

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