The Restraint of the Press in England, 1660-1715: The Communication of Sin

Alex W. Barber

doi:10.1017/9781787448766

The Restraint of the Press in England, 1660-1715

The Communication of Sin

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Alex W. Barber, Durham University

Publisher:: Boydell & Brewer
Online publication date:: July 2022
Print publication year:: 2022
Online ISBN:: 9781787448766
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781787448766

Subjects:: History, Regional History after 1500
Series:: Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social history

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A discussion of the fascinating interplay between communication, politics and religion in early modern England, suggesting a new framework for the politics of print culture.

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The Restraint of the Press in England, 1660-1715

The Communication of Sin

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Preface: The Taxonomy of the Press
pp ix-xvi

List of Abbreviations
pp xvii-xviii

Introduction: From Censorship to the Freedom of the Press
pp 1-22

Part I - Providence, Salvation and the Lapse of Licensing
pp 23-24

1 - The Politics of Coercion: Maintaining Truth
pp 25-60

2 - Christianity not Mysterious (1696): Deism and the Liberty of the Press
pp 61-85

3 - Letter to a Convocation Man (1696): Restraining the Press after the Lapse of Licensing
pp 86-115

4 - Legislation in the Late Seventeenth Century: Matthew Tindal, Francis Gregory and the Press
pp 116-140

Part II - Freedom of the Press and Ecclesiastical Identity
pp 141-142

5 - Legislation in the Early Eighteenth Century: Anonymity and the Press
pp 143-169

6 - High Churchmen and the Politics of the Press: Defining the Cause of Restraint
pp 170-204

Part III - The Church in Danger
pp 205-206

7 - The Church in Danger: Prosecuting the Memorial (1705) and the Rights of the Christian Church (1706)
pp 207-234

8 - The Press and the Pulpit: Prosecuting Preaching
pp 235-274

Conclusion: Partisan Loyalties
pp 275-280

Bibliography
pp 281-326

Index
pp 327-334

STUDIES IN EARLY MODERN CULTURAL, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY
pp 335-337

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