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020			_a1906924147 _q(pdf)
020			_a9781906924140 _q(pdf)
020			_z1906924120 (Paperback)
020			_z1906924139 (Hardback)
020			_z9781906924126 (Paperback)
020			_z9781906924133 (Hardback)
035			_a(OCoLC)794049527
040			_aStSaUL _beng _erda
100	1		_aHough, Barry, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aColeridge's laws _h[electronic resource] : _ba study of Coleridge in Malta / _cBarry Hough and Howard Davis ; with an introduction by Michael John Kooy ; translations by Lydia Davis.
264		1	_bOpen Book Publishers,
300			_a1 online resource (xxviii, 375 pages) : _billustrations.
500			_aAvailable through Open Book Publishers.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 362-365) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction by Michael John Kooy -- 1. The Battle of Self -- 2. Coleridge's Malta -- 3. The Constitutional Position of the Civil Commissioner -- 4. Coleridge's Proclamations and Public Notices -- 5. Thematic Analysis of the Proclamations and Public Notices6. An Assessment of the Proclamations and Public Notices -- Appendix 1. Translations of the Proclamations and Public Notices (by Lydia Davis) -- Appendix 2. The British Occupation of Malta -- References -- Index.
506			_aOpen access resource providing free access.
520			_a"Samuel Taylor Coleridge is best known as a great poet and literary theorist, but for one, quite short, period of his life he held real political power - acting as Public Secretary to the British Civil Commissioner in Malta in 1805. This was a formative experience for Coleridge which he later identified as being one of the most instructive in his entire life. In this book, Barry Hough and Howard Davis show how Coleridge's actions whilst in a position of power differ markedly from the idealism he had advocated before taking office - shedding new light on Coleridge's sense of political and legal morality. Meticulously researched and including newly discovered archival materials, Coleridge's Laws provides detailed analysis of the laws and public notices drafted by Coleridge, together with the first published translations of them. Drawing from a wealth of primary sources, Hough and Davis identify the political challenges facing Coleridge and reveal that, in attempting to win over the Maltese public to support Britain's strategic interests, Coleridge was complicit in acts of government which were both inconsistent with the rule of law and contrary to his professed beliefs. Coleridge's willingness to overlook accepted legal processes and personal misgivings for political expediency is disturbing and, as explained by Michael John Kooy in his extensive introduction, necessarily alters our understanding of the author and his writing. Coleridge's Laws contributes in new ways to the current debates about Coleridge's achievements, British colonialism and its engagement with the rule of law, nationhood and the effectiveness of the British administration of Malta. It provides essential reading for anybody interested in Coleridge specifically and the Romantics more generally, for political and legal historians and for students of colonial government."--Publisher's website.
538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
540			_aColeridge's Laws: A Study of Coleridge in Malta is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License. For more detailed information consult the publisher's website.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
600	1	0	_aColeridge, Samuel Taylor, _d1772-1834 _xPolitical activity.
650		0	_aColonial administrators _zMalta.
650		0	_aLaw _zMalta _xHistory.
700	1		_aDavis, Howard, _eauthor.
700	1		_aDavis, Lydia, _d1947- _etranslator.
700	1		_aKooy, Michael John, _ewriter of introduction.
710	2		_aOpen Book Publishers, _epublisher.
856	4	0	_uhttp://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0005 _zConnect to e-book
856	4	2	_uhttp://www.openbookpublishers.com/shopimages/products/cover/24 _zConnect to cover image
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