TY  - BOOK
AU  - Edmonds,Charles
AU  - Canning,George
AU  - Carlisle,Frederick Howard,Earl of
AU  - Ellis,George
AU  - Frere,John Hookham
AU  - Gifford,William
AU  - Pitt,William
AU  - Wellesley,Richard Wellesley,Marquess
TI  - Poetry of the Anti-Jacobin: Comprising the Celebrated Political and Satirical Poems, of the Rt. Hons. G. Canning, John Hookham Frere, W. Pitt, the Marquis Wellesley, G. Ellis, W. Gifford, the Earl of Carlisle, and Others
AV  - PR 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - English poetry
KW  - France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Poetry
KW  - Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1789-1820
N1  - Release date is 2020-11-15; Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed
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N2  - "Poetry of the Anti-Jacobin" by Charles Edmonds et al. is a collection of political and satirical poems written in the late 18th century. This anthology preserves the celebrated verses created by influential figures such as George Canning, John Hookham Frere, and others during a tumultuous period marked by the French Revolution and its political ramifications in England. The collection serves to critique liberal movements, specifically targeting Whig leaders and the ideological undercurrents fueling their opposition to the government.  The opening of the anthology provides historical context for the poems, spotlighting the political climate in England around 1797-1798. This section explains how the original "Anti-Jacobin" periodical was established to counteract Jacobin ideas through satire, humor, and verse, featuring a variety of works that lampoon key political figures and the revolutionary fervor of the times. The initial poems showcased in this segment include pieces addressing social injustices and moral contradictions of the era, reflecting on both the absurdity and seriousness of political discourse as presented by their authors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63778
ER  -