Imagining the king's death
John Barrell
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Imagining the king's death
by John Barrell
Published
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pages
737
ISBN-10
0198112920
Description
"It is high treason in British law to 'imagine' the king's death. But after the execution of Louis XVI in 1793, everyone in Britain must have found themselves imagining that the same fate might befall George III. How easy was it to distinguish between fantasizing about the death of George and 'imagining' it, in the legal sense of 'intending' or 'designing'? John Barrell examines this question in the context of the political trials of the mid-1790s and the controversies they generated. He shows how the law of treason was adapted in the years following Louis's death to punish what was acknowledged to be a 'modern' form of treason unheard of when the law had been framed. The result, he argues, was the invention of a new, an imaginary, a 'figurative' treason, by which the question of who was imagining the king's death, the supposed traitors or those who charged them with treason, became inescapable."--BOOK JACKET.
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This edition of Imagining the king's death has approximately 737 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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For most readers, Imagining the king's death typically takes between 15h 21m and 10h 14m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 184,250 words and common reading speeds.
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The estimated word count for Imagining the king's death is approximately 184,250 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Imagining the king's death?
Imagining the king's death was written by John Barrell.
When was Imagining the king's death published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2000. The original work may have been published on a different date.