Wright, Jonathan Jeffrey (2014) An Anglo-Irish Radical in the Late Georgian Metropolis: Peter Finnerty and the Politics of Contempt. Journal of British Studies, 53 (3). pp. 660-684. ISSN 1545-6986

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Abstract

This article focuses on the Irish-born metropolitan radical and parliamentary journalist Peter Finnerty, exploring, in particular, the distinctive nature of his political engagement. Chiefly remembered as a friend of William Hazlitt and an implacable opponent of Lord Castlereagh, Finnerty was an influential figure in his own right, who moved between a range of social and political spaces. Framing him as an unrepentant Irish radical, indifferent to the coercive power of authority, this article will examine Finnerty's involvement in a range of scandals, controversies, and causes célèbres, and will highlight the ways in which he succeeded, through enacting a contempt for authority, in subverting both the courtroom and Parliament itself.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Anglo-Irish Radical; Late Georgian Metropolis; Peter Finnerty; Politics of Contempt;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > History
Item ID:	6600
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1017/jbr.2014.55
Depositing User:	Jonathan Wright
Date Deposited:	19 Nov 2015 11:13
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of British Studies
Publisher:	The North American Conference on British Studies 2014
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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