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9%OFFIsaac Kramnick - Bolingbroke and His Circle: The Politics of Nostalgia in the Age of Walpole - 9780801480010 - V9780801480010
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Bolingbroke and His Circle: The Politics of Nostalgia in the Age of Walpole

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Description for Bolingbroke and His Circle: The Politics of Nostalgia in the Age of Walpole Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLL; HPC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.

"Behind this study lie two questions. Why is Bolingbroke, known primarily as a rationalist philosopher of the Enlightenment, so worshipped by English conservatives who are themselves, since Burke, so set against what the Enlightenment represents in political, social, and religious thought? The second question relates to Bolingbroke's public life. How does one explain the intense animosity between Bolingbroke and Walpole which provides the energy for English political life between 1725 and 1740? Is it mere vindictiveness, ambition, jealousy, or the inevitable reflex of the 'outsider' against the 'insider'? Or is it, as the late Victorian writers thought, their falling out ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801480010
SKU
V9780801480010
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About Isaac Kramnick
Isaac Kramnick is Richard J. Schwartz Professor of Government at Cornell University.

Reviews for Bolingbroke and His Circle: The Politics of Nostalgia in the Age of Walpole
Examining the acrimonious political debte during the administration of Walpole from the perspective of its social context, [Kramnick] focuses directly upon the political culture of Augustan Britain. As the title implies, the volume is chiefly concerned with analyzing the thought and behavior of Bolingbroke and his supporters, especially Swift, Pope, Gay, and Lyttleton. But it devotes almost equal space to ... Read more

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