John Wilkes: The Lives of a LibertineJohn Wilkes remains one of the most colourful and intriguing characters of eighteenth-century Britain. Born in 1725, the son of a prosperous London distiller, he was given the classical education of a gentleman, before entering politics as a Whig. Finding his party in opposition following the accession of George III in 1760 he took up his pen with sensational effect, and made a career out of excoriating the new administration and promoting the Whig interest. His charismatic style and vicious wit soon ensured that he became a figurehead for the radical cause, earning him many admirers and many enemies. Amongst the latter were the king, and the artist William Hogarth who famously depicted Wilkes as a grinning, squint-eyed, pug-nosed agent of misrule. Whilst Wilkes's political career has been much explored, particularly the period between 1763 and 1774, much less has been written about his remarkable private life. This biography provides a more comprehensive examination of Wilkes throughout his long life than has hitherto been available. Taking a thematic, rather than chronological approach it is divided into six main chapters covering family, ambition, sex, religion, class and money, which allows a much more rounded picture of Wilkes to emerge. In so doing it provides a fascinating insight, not only into one of the most intriguing characters of the Georgian period, but also into wider eighteenth-century British society and its shifting attitudes to morality, politics and gender. |
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112 Aside from the troubling issue of Polly ' s Parisian education , Wilkes ' s
treatment of his daughter was , on the whole , an asset to his public image to the
extent that it challenged notions that he was the self - absorbed rake that his
enemies ...
112 Aside from the troubling issue of Polly ' s Parisian education , Wilkes ' s
treatment of his daughter was , on the whole , an asset to his public image to the
extent that it challenged notions that he was the self - absorbed rake that his
enemies ...
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The Court was engaged in a knotty discussion and could not arrive at an issue
when Mr Wilks rising said ' I see no difficulty in the matter before you – forget all
the arguments which have been used – the question is this “ Are the benefits of
this ...
The Court was engaged in a knotty discussion and could not arrive at an issue
when Mr Wilks rising said ' I see no difficulty in the matter before you – forget all
the arguments which have been used – the question is this “ Are the benefits of
this ...
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... others to the Mob ” , he explained to the North Briton ' s publisher . Hence '
there cannot be too great Variety ' . 70 Most of the issues of the North Briton had
the trappings - classical allusions , Latin tags and so on - customary in writings ...
... others to the Mob ” , he explained to the North Briton ' s publisher . Hence '
there cannot be too great Variety ' . 70 Most of the issues of the North Briton had
the trappings - classical allusions , Latin tags and so on - customary in writings ...
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| Titel | John Wilkes: The Lives of a Libertine |
| Autor/in | John Sainsbury |
| Ausgabe | illustriert |
| Verlag | Ashgate, 2006 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 13. Juni 2008 |
| ISBN | 0754656268, 9780754656265 |
| Länge | 282 Seiten |
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