Whig literary circle

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The Whig literary circle was a group of early 18th-century British writers and intellectuals aligned with the Whig political party, known for promoting Whig ideals through poetry, essays, and other literary works.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Whig literary circle canonical 1
Whig literature 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf intellectual movement ⓘ
literary circle ⓘ
aim promotion of Whig political ideals ⓘ
shaping public opinion ⓘ
support for Whig governments ⓘ
associatedWith British Parliament ⓘ
Whig Party ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
field journalism ⓘ
literature ⓘ
political thought ⓘ
genre pamphlets ⓘ
periodical essays ⓘ
political poetry ⓘ
hasActivity essay writing ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
political commentary ⓘ
satire ⓘ
historicalContext Augustan age ⓘ
Enlightenment in Britain ⓘ
ideology Whig ideology ⓘ
constitutional monarchy ⓘ
opposition to absolute monarchy ⓘ
parliamentary supremacy ⓘ
influenced British political discourse ⓘ
development of party politics in literature ⓘ
influencedBy English Revolution of 1688 ⓘ
linked to: Glorious Revolution

Glorious Revolution settlement ⓘ
language English ⓘ
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
medium books ⓘ
pamphlets ⓘ
periodical press ⓘ
poetry collections ⓘ
movement Whig literature ⓘ
notableTheme constitutionalism ⓘ
liberty ⓘ
party politics ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
opposedTo Jacobitism ⓘ
Tory political ideology ⓘ
politicalAlignment Whig Party ⓘ
timePeriod early 18th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thomas Tickell → memberOf → Whig literary circle ⓘ
Whig literary circle → movement → Whig literature ⓘ
linked to: Whig literary circle