Royal romances : sex, scandal, and monarchy in print, 1780-1821

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Title:

Author:

Samuelian, Kristin Flieger, 1961-

ISBN:

9780230616301

Personal Author:

Samuelian, Kristin Flieger, 1961-

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Physical Description:

x, 254 p. ; 22 cm.

Series:

Nineteenth-century major lives and letters

Contents:

The royal character in the public imagination -- Chronicles of Florizel and Perdita -- Wandering royals -- The novel, the regency and the domestication of royalty -- Body doubles in the new monarchy -- The late queen and the progress of royalty.

Abstract:

"Royal Romances: Sex, Scandal, and Monarchy in Print, 1780-1821 explores the reception of the royal family during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, its representation in fiction, poetry, and the popular press. Beginning with the adolescence of the Prince of Wales, the onset of King George's madness, and the first regency crisis, it includes the investigations of and legal proceedings against Princess Caroline and the coronation of George IV. The response to the royal family, registered in pamphlets and political engravings, fiction and poetry, reflects the public's belief in their right of access to the private life of royalty, and the right to understand and interpret it through representation"-- Provided by publisher.

Personal Subject:

George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830-In literature.

George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820-In literature.

Subject Term:

Monarchy -- Great Britain -- Public opinion -- History -- 18th century.

Monarchy -- Great Britain -- Public opinion -- History -- 19th century.

Monarchy in literature.

Press -- Great Britain -- Influence -- History -- 18th century.

Press -- Great Britain -- Influence -- History -- 19th century.

Press and politics -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.

Press and politics -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.

Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.

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This text explores the reception of the royal family during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and its representation in fiction, poetry, and the popular press. Samuelian finds that popular response to the royal family has reflected the public's belief in their right of access to the private life of royalty.