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| {{Short description|Person who writes or distributes pamphlets}} | |||
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| A '''pamphleteer''' is a historical term used to describe someone who creates or distributes ]s, unbound (therefore inexpensive) booklets intended for wide circulation. | |||
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| == Context == | |||
| A '''pamphleteer''' is a historical term for someone who creates or distributes ]s. Pamphlets were used to broadcast the writer's opinions on an issue, for example, in order to get people to vote for their favorite politician or to articulate a particular political ideology. | |||
| Pamphlets were used to broadcast the writer's opinions: to articulate a political ideology, for example, or to encourage people to vote for a particular politician. ] news pamphlets also made extensive use of stock imagery to describe, highlight, or criticize various social and cultural events and issues.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/early-modern-memes-the-reuse-and-recycling-of-woodcuts-in-17th-century-english-popular-print | title=Early Modern Memes: The Reuse and Recycling of Woodcuts in 17th-Century English Popular Print }}</ref> During times of political unrest, such as the ], pamphleteers were highly active in attempting to shape public opinion. Before the advent of ], those with access to a ] and a supply of paper often used pamphlets to widely disseminate their ideas. | |||
| == Famous pamphleteers == | |||
| Today a pamphleteer might communicate his missives by way of ], but before the advent of telecommunications, those with access to a ] and a supply of paper used the pamphlet as a means of mass communications outside of newspapers or full-fledged books. | |||
| ]'s pamphlets were influential in the history of the ].<ref>James A. Henretta et al. (2011). America's History, Volume 1: To 1877. Macmillan. p. 165. {{ISBN|9780312387914}}.</ref> 17th-century Dutch naval officer ] wrote papers mocking and praising his fellow officers.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} Poet and polemicist ] published pamphlets as well. ] and ] changed the course of Christianity with their pamphlets. | |||
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| A famous pamphleteer of the ] was ]. Another famous pamphleteer was ], with perhaps the most prestigious use of the title going to ]. Still another is ]'s ''Guerilla Warfare.'' | |||
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| ⚫ | * James A. Oliver. . {{ISBN|978-0-9551834-4-7}} (PBK) and {{ISBN|978-0-9551834-5-4}} (HBK). | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:28, 19 December 2024
Person who writes or distributes pamphlets
A pamphleteer is a historical term used to describe someone who creates or distributes pamphlets, unbound (therefore inexpensive) booklets intended for wide circulation.
Context
Pamphlets were used to broadcast the writer's opinions: to articulate a political ideology, for example, or to encourage people to vote for a particular politician. Early modern news pamphlets also made extensive use of stock imagery to describe, highlight, or criticize various social and cultural events and issues. During times of political unrest, such as the French Revolution, pamphleteers were highly active in attempting to shape public opinion. Before the advent of telecommunications, those with access to a printing press and a supply of paper often used pamphlets to widely disseminate their ideas.
Famous pamphleteers
Thomas Paine's pamphlets were influential in the history of the American Revolutionary War. 17th-century Dutch naval officer Witte de With wrote papers mocking and praising his fellow officers. Poet and polemicist John Milton published pamphlets as well. Jonathan Edwards and John Calvin changed the course of Christianity with their pamphlets.
See also
References
- "Early Modern Memes: The Reuse and Recycling of Woodcuts in 17th-Century English Popular Print".
- James A. Henretta et al. (2011). America's History, Volume 1: To 1877. Macmillan. p. 165. ISBN 9780312387914.
External links
- "From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Pamphlet Collection, 1822-1909".
- "The Foster pamphlet collection".
- James A. Oliver. "The Pamphleteers" by James A. Oliver. ISBN 978-0-9551834-4-7 (PBK) and ISBN 978-0-9551834-5-4 (HBK).
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