Pre-Revolutionary WritingsThis is the first collection of the writings of Edmund Burke which precede Reflections on the Revolution in France, and the first to do justice to the connections and breadth of Burke's thought. A thinker whose range transcends formal boundaries, Burke has been highly prized by both conservatives and liberals, and this new edition charts the development of Burke's thought and its importance as a response to the events of his day. Burke's mind spanned theology, aesthetics, moral philosophy and history, as well as the political affairs of Ireland, England, America, India and France, and he united these concerns in his view of inequality. In the writings in this edition Burke indicated how societies embodying revealed religion and social hierarchy could sustain civilisation and political liberty. These thoughts reached their apogee in Reflections on the Revolution in France. This edition provides the student with all the necessary information for an understanding of the complexities of Burke's thought. Each text is prefaced by a summary and notes to the texts elucidate the literary and historical references. An introduction and biographical and bibliographical essays help place these works in the context of Burke's thought as a whole. |
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... . ) , The Grenville Papers : being the correspondence of Richard Grenville , Earl Temple ... and George Grenville ... , 4 vols . ( 1852-53 ) Johnson Political Writings LJ PH Rockingham Memoirs The Political Writings xi Abbreviations.
... . ) , The Grenville Papers : being the correspondence of Richard Grenville , Earl Temple ... and George Grenville ... , 4 vols . ( 1852-53 ) Johnson Political Writings LJ PH Rockingham Memoirs The Political Writings xi Abbreviations.
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... George III 1761 Burke returns to Ireland as secretary to W. G. Hamilton , Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant , Lord Halifax ; Bute secretary of state ; Pitt resigns 1762 Bute forms ministry ; Wilkes commences North Briton 1763 xiii ...
... George III 1761 Burke returns to Ireland as secretary to W. G. Hamilton , Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant , Lord Halifax ; Bute secretary of state ; Pitt resigns 1762 Bute forms ministry ; Wilkes commences North Briton 1763 xiii ...
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... George Grenville forms ministry ; Wilkes prosecuted for North Briton no . 45 under a general warrant 1764 ' The Club ' founded ; Burke breaks with Hamilton ; Wilkes expelled from Commons 1765 Stamp Act ; Burke becomes Secretary to ...
... George Grenville forms ministry ; Wilkes prosecuted for North Briton no . 45 under a general warrant 1764 ' The Club ' founded ; Burke breaks with Hamilton ; Wilkes expelled from Commons 1765 Stamp Act ; Burke becomes Secretary to ...
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Edmund Burke Ian Harris. 1788 George III temporarily unhinged ; Regency Crisis ; Speech in Opening against Hastings 1789 French Revolution begins 1790 Speech on the Army Estimates ; Reflections on the Revolution in France 1791 Letter to ...
Edmund Burke Ian Harris. 1788 George III temporarily unhinged ; Regency Crisis ; Speech in Opening against Hastings 1789 French Revolution begins 1790 Speech on the Army Estimates ; Reflections on the Revolution in France 1791 Letter to ...
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... George III could as plausibly seem the embodi- ment of hierarchy , and certainly claimed to be as much devoted to liberty as Lord Rockingham . Likewise , whilst some publicists saw the court threatening liberty , others identified ...
... George III could as plausibly seem the embodi- ment of hierarchy , and certainly claimed to be as much devoted to liberty as Lord Rockingham . Likewise , whilst some publicists saw the court threatening liberty , others identified ...
Contents
Extempore Commonplace on The Sermon of Our Saviour on the Mount | 1 |
Text | 3 |
A Vindication of Natural Society | 4 |
Analysis | 7 |
Text | 8 |
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful | 58 |
Analysis | 61 |
Text | 63 |
Analysis | 114 |
Text | 116 |
Conciliation with America | 193 |
Analysis | 205 |
Text | 206 |
Almas Ali Khan | 270 |
Analysis | 275 |
Text | 277 |
Religion | 78 |
Analysis | 81 |
Text | 82 |
Tracts on the Popery Laws | 88 |
Analysis | 93 |
Text | 95 |
Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents | 103 |
Speech on the Army Estimates | 298 |
Analysis | 305 |
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References to this book
Modern Political Thinkers and Ideas: An Historical Introduction Tudor Jones No preview available - 2002 |