As a first example, let us consider John Gay’s Trivia (1716), a satirical poem about walking the streets of London
As a first example, let us consider John Gay’s Trivia (1716), a satirical poem about walking the streets of London The political subject of the Georgian period was a male head of household, who governed and represented those who depended upon him, on the model of a Roman citizen. This political celebration of virtuous masculinity […]
