The ‘Most Splendid Pageant Ever Seen’: Grandeur, the Domestic, and Condescension in Lord Durham’s Political Theatre

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Title
The ‘Most Splendid Pageant Ever Seen’: Grandeur, the Domestic, and Condescension in Lord Durham’s Political Theatre
Abstract
A thematic analysis of the performance of grandeur and the workings of the domestic domain in Lord Durham’s 1838 mission to Canada, framed by literatures on manners, morals and symbolic politics. The author describes the social impact of the mission on Lower Canada’s society.
Publication
The Canadian Historical Review
Volume
Vol. 89
Issue
no. 1
Pages
55-88
Date
March 2008
Language
en
Citation
Curtis, Bruce. “The ‘Most Splendid Pageant Ever Seen’: Grandeur, the Domestic, and Condescension in Lord Durham’s Political Theatre.” The Canadian Historical Review Vol. 89, no. 1 (March 2008): 55–88.
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