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Oracles of Empire
18th century
A01=David S. Shields
Author_David S. Shields
british america
canada
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civilization
colonial
colonialism
colonies
commerce
cultural studies
early american culture
empire
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ethics
glorious revolution
imperialism
imperialist
king george war
law
liberty
literary
literature
london
mercantile
mercantilism
monarchy
morality
morals
poems
poetry
political
politics
united states
wealth
west indies
Product details
- ISBN 9780226752983
- Weight: 624g
- Dimensions: 16 x 23mm
- Publication Date: 24 Sep 1990
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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This innovative look at previously neglected poetry in British America represents a major contribution to our understanding of early American culture. Spanning the period from the Glorious Revolution (1690) to the end of King George's War (1750), this study critically reconstitutes the literature of empire in the thirteen colonies, Canada, and the West Indies by investigating over 300 texts in mixed print and manuscript sources, including poems in pamphlets and newspapers.
British America's poetry of empire was dominated by three issues: mercantilism's promise that civilization and wealth would be transmitted from London to the provinces; the debate over the extent of metropolitan prerogatives in law and commerce when they obtruded upon provincial rights and interests; and the argument that Britain's imperium pelagi was an ethical empire, because it depended upon the morality of trade, while the empires of Spain and France were immoral empires because they were grounded upon conquest. In discussing these issues, Shields provides a virtual anthology of poems long lost to students of American literature.
British America's poetry of empire was dominated by three issues: mercantilism's promise that civilization and wealth would be transmitted from London to the provinces; the debate over the extent of metropolitan prerogatives in law and commerce when they obtruded upon provincial rights and interests; and the argument that Britain's imperium pelagi was an ethical empire, because it depended upon the morality of trade, while the empires of Spain and France were immoral empires because they were grounded upon conquest. In discussing these issues, Shields provides a virtual anthology of poems long lost to students of American literature.
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