'The Drunkard's Raggit Wean': Broadside culture and the politics of temperance verse

Kirstie Blair

doi:10.4000/cve.2918

'The Drunkard's Raggit Wean': Broadside culture and the politics of temperance verse

Kirstie Blair

English

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This article examines the circulation of a well-known temperance poem and song by Glasgow poet John Crawford, ‘The Drunkard’s Raggit Wean’, considering its function as a broadside and its reprinting in the newspaper press and other venues. It argues for the significance and continued popularity of broadsides in the mid-Victorian period, and highlights the importance of temperance verse in this period’s popular culture.

Original language	English
Journal	Cahiers Victoriens et Edouardiens
Volume	84
Early online date	1 Nov 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4000/cve.2918
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 1 Nov 2016

Keywords

Glasgow
poetry
broadside
newspaper
temperance
Scottish

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'The Drunkard's Raggit Wean': Broadside culture and the politics of temperance verse

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