The Politics of Songs in Eighteenth-Century Britain, 1723–1795 (Poetry and Song in the Age of Revolution)

Horgan analyses the importance of songs in British eighteenth-century culture with specific reference to their political meaning. Using an interdisciplinary methodology, combining the perspectives of literary studies and cultural history, the utilitarian power of songs emerges across four major case studies. "Analyzes the importance of songs in British eighteenth-century culture with specific references to their political meaning."--Back cover