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Dangerous Talk: Scandalous, Seditious, and Treasonable Speech in Pre-Modern England
Dangerous Talk Scandalous Seditious and Treasonable Speech in PreModern England
Author: David Cressy
Dangerous Talk examines the "lewd, ungracious, detestable, opprobrious, and rebellious-sounding" speech of ordinary men and women who spoke scornfully of kings and queens. Eavesdropping on lost conversations, it reveals the expressions that got people into trouble, and follows the fate of some of the offenders. Introducing stories and c...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199564804
ISBN-10: 0199564809
Publication Date: 2/22/2010
Pages: 350
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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