The First Trial of William Hone, on an Ex-officio Information

The First Trial of William Hone, on an Ex-officio Information
Author: William Hone
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 1817
Genre: Freedom of the press
ISBN:

Hone was tried for profane libel for publishing a political parody of the Anglican Catechism in the Book of Common Prayer. Hone readapted John Wilkes' eighteenth century manuscript. Cf. M. Wood, Radical satire and print culture, 1790-1822, pp. 114-121, 272-290.

Blake and Conflict

Blake and Conflict
Author: S. Haggarty
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2008-11-28
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0230584284

Famously, Blake believed that 'without contraries' there could be no 'progression'. Conflict was integral to his artistic vision, and his style, but it had more to do with critical engagement than any urge to victory. The essays in this volume look at conflict as it marked Blake's thinking on politics, religion and the visual arts.