How Did The Americans Use Propaganda During The French Revolution
The French Revolution had a humongous impact on the Romantic Period and the literacy community. This can be proven through writers and artists like Mary Wollenscraft, James Gillray, Thomas Paine, Richard Price, and Edmund Burke. All of these people were shaped and affected by the French Revolution and it is shown in their writings. James Gillary was a renowned British caricaturist and printmaker during the Romantic Period (“James Gillray”). He is known for his ways of using propaganda through his prints. Specifically, prints like French Liberty and British Slavery would be a good example. The print shows on one half, a French soldier living on end meet but he seems happy. On the other hand, you see a British aristocrat cutting a huge piece of meat and complaining about the taxes
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The French Revolution allowed them to truly see what liberty is and what it took to have it. I believe the propaganda by James Gillray. I say this because during this time, not many people could read. Also at that time, the propaganda was able to show both sides of the Revolution at the same time and the creators of these were able to change and alter information as they chose. Propaganda was also seen by all classes of people, from the poor to the aristocrats. These modes of expression helped to establish and cause people to voice their opinions. Through this period, people learned about self expression, saw different points of view, and learned more about the reality around them which would later lead to various changes in the world. Overall, I believe the most influential works from the Romantic Period are the written works of Mary Wollenstanecraft, specifically the Vindication of the Rights of Men that was created in 1790, which was a reply to Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in
The French Revolution allowed them to truly see what liberty is and what it took to have it. I believe the propaganda by James Gillray. I say this because during this time, not many people could read. Also at that time, the propaganda was able to show both sides of the Revolution at the same time and the creators of these were able to change and alter information as they chose. Propaganda was also seen by all classes of people, from the poor to the aristocrats. These modes of expression helped to establish and cause people to voice their opinions. Through this period, people learned about self expression, saw different points of view, and learned more about the reality around them which would later lead to various changes in the world. Overall, I believe the most influential works from the Romantic Period are the written works of Mary Wollenstanecraft, specifically the Vindication of the Rights of Men that was created in 1790, which was a reply to Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in