Dr David Craig d.m.craig@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
This article examines the public reception of the periodical The Liberal to establish how the language of ‘liberalism’ began to develop in Britain in the eighteen-twenties. It shows that Hunt, Byron and Shelley had difficulty establishing a claim to this terminology partly because the conventional meanings of the word ‘liberality’– as in generosity and gentlemanliness – could be turned against their contributions, and partly because of their existing reputations as subversive, irreligious Epicureans. As a result, The Liberal helped to establish a negative typology of ‘liberalism’ that quickly gathered force among reactionaries.
Craig, D. (2012). The origins of ‘liberalism’ in Britain: the case of The Liberal. Historical Research, 85(229), 469-487. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2281.2012.00601.x
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Aug 1, 2012 |
Deposit Date | Mar 13, 2012 |
Journal | Historical Research |
Print ISSN | 0950-3471 |
Electronic ISSN | 1468-2281 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 85 |
Issue | 229 |
Pages | 469-487 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2281.2012.00601.x |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1509956 |
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