Search for dissertations about: "ballads"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word ballads.

  2. 1. Swinburne's Flowers of evil : Baudelaire's influence on Poems and ballads, first series

    Author : Anne Walder; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language; Engelska språket;

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  4. 2. The Hurricane of Passion : Popular Politics and Emotion in Late Georgian England 1792-1812

    Author : Alvar Blomgren; Sennefelt Karin; Magnus Linnarsson; Margaret Hunt; Katrina Navickas; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Emotion; popular protests; class; gender; urban history; charivari; violence; radicalism; loyalism; conservatism; Pitt’s terror; sympathy; humanitarianism; slavery; capitalism; anger; hate; shame; honour; pride; fear; love; loyalty; joy; laughter; historia; History;

    Abstract : This book casts new light on the struggle over reform in Britain following the French Revolution by studying how Georgians from across the social spectrum sought to enlist popular passions, either in defence of the established order – or in order to subvert and challenge it. Inspired by the history of emotions, practice theory, and social movements theory it introduces the concept of ‘emotional tactics’, defined as the language, material objects, and practices used to encourage emotions for political purposes. READ MORE