Thus John Keats, writing in the wake of Napoleon Bonaparte’s first abdication in April 1814, reflected on the newly attained end of hostilities (the Peace of Paris would be signed on 30 May), which England – for over twenty years a «war-surrounded Isle» – had just begun to enjoy. Celebrations and festivities going on in London and across the country were reported and magnified in newspapers and magazines – including The Examiner, where they were chronicled and commented on by Leigh Hunt, from his detention in Surrey Gaol – and would continue throughout the summer [Cox 2014, pp. 160-167; Bugg 2022, pp. 154-159]. The repercussions for Britain of the approaching end of twenty-year warfare had been debated in periodicals and pamphlets, where public opinion was formed, staunch pro-war positions opposing a vociferous, variegated community of «Friends of Peace» across the country [Cookson 1982].
Editors’ Introduction/Editoriale (Wars and Peace)
Franca Dellarosa
2024-01-01
Abstract
Thus John Keats, writing in the wake of Napoleon Bonaparte’s first abdication in April 1814, reflected on the newly attained end of hostilities (the Peace of Paris would be signed on 30 May), which England – for over twenty years a «war-surrounded Isle» – had just begun to enjoy. Celebrations and festivities going on in London and across the country were reported and magnified in newspapers and magazines – including The Examiner, where they were chronicled and commented on by Leigh Hunt, from his detention in Surrey Gaol – and would continue throughout the summer [Cox 2014, pp. 160-167; Bugg 2022, pp. 154-159]. The repercussions for Britain of the approaching end of twenty-year warfare had been debated in periodicals and pamphlets, where public opinion was formed, staunch pro-war positions opposing a vociferous, variegated community of «Friends of Peace» across the country [Cookson 1982].I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
