Sir Robert Walpole's poets

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"During Sir Robert Walpole's term as "Prime Minister" exorbitant amounts of money were spent on propaganda in support of his administration. Since nearly all the major writers of the period adopted an anti-government stance, however, historians have shown far more interest in the organization and contents of opposition propaganda than in its pro-government counterpart. This book is the first comprehensive study of the literature published in support of Walpole's administration, and explores important pro-government themes, and also explains how the propaganda network was organized and what precisely the Old Corps Whig leadership hoped to achieve."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: British Propaganda,  English Poets,  English Political poetry,  English poetry,  History,  History and criticism,  Literature and state,  Poets, English,  Political and social views,  Political poetry, English,  Politics and government,  Politics and literature,  Propaganda, British,  Relations with poets,  Walpole, robert, earl of orford, 1676-1745,  Poets

People: Robert Walpole Earl of Orford (1676-1745)

Places: Great Britain

Times: 1714-1760,  18th century