Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Inside the Chambers; 1. 'Fittest Speech': Rhetoric and Debate; 2. Audience Reactions: The Noise of Politics; Part Two: Writing Parliament; 3. Swift Pens: Recording Parliament; 4. Procreative Pens: Disseminating News from Parliament; Part Three: Permeable Boundaries:Setting the Stage: Parliament and the Chambers; 5. Open Doors: Pressure Groups and Lobbying; 6. Shifting Stages: The Emergence of Parliamentary Print Culture; Conclusion; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This book chronicles the expansion and creation of new public spheres in and around Parliament in the early Stuart period. It focuses on two closely interconnected narratives: the changing nature of communication and discourse within parliamentary chambers and the interaction of Parliament with the wider world of political dialogue and the dissemination of information. Concentrating on the rapidly changing practices of Parliament in print culture, rhetorical strategy, and lobbying during the 1620s, this book demonstrates that Parliament not only moved toward the center stage of politics but al
