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The Cambridge Companion to Edmund Burke
Edited By David Dwan
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Paperback. This comprehensive and accessible Companion examines the life and writings of Edmund Burke, one of the eighteenth century's most influential thinkers. Editor(s): Dwan, David; Insole, Christopher. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 279 pages. Editor(s): Dwan, David; Insole, Christopher. This comprehensive and accessible Companion examines the life and writings of Edmund Burke, one of the eighteenth century's most influential thinkers. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JPA. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight: 394.
Edmund Burke prided himself on being a practical statesman, not an armchair philosopher. Yet his responses to specific problems - rebellion in America, the abuse of power in India and Ireland, or revolution in France - incorporated theoretical debates within jurisprudence, economics, religion, moral philosophy and political science. Moreover, the extraordinary rhetorical force of Burke's speeches and writings quickly secured his reputation as a gifted orator and literary stylist. This Companion provides a comprehensive assessment of Burke's thought, exploring all his major writings from his early treatise on aesthetics to his famous polemic, Reflections on the Revolution in France. It ... Read more
Edmund Burke prided himself on being a practical statesman, not an armchair philosopher. Yet his responses to specific problems - rebellion in America, the abuse of power in India and Ireland, or revolution in France - incorporated theoretical debates within jurisprudence, economics, religion, moral philosophy and political science. Moreover, the extraordinary rhetorical force of Burke's speeches and writings quickly secured his reputation as a gifted orator and literary stylist. This Companion provides a comprehensive assessment of Burke's thought, exploring all his major writings from his early treatise on aesthetics to his famous polemic, Reflections on the Revolution in France. It ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Companions to Literature
Number of Pages
286
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521183314
SKU
V9780521183314
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About Edited By David Dwan
David Dwan is a lecturer in English at Queen's University Belfast. He is author of The Great Community: Culture and Nationalism in Ireland (2008) and has written a range of articles on intellectual history and modern literature. Christopher Insole is Senior Lecturer in Theology and Ethics at the University of Durham, UK. He is the author of The Politics of ... Read more
Reviews for The Cambridge Companion to Edmund Burke
'[This book] aims to disentangle Burke from his many contexts and for the most part it succeeds impressively.' The Times Literary Supplement 'The Cambridge Companion to Edmund Burke is a book for our time: it should help undergraduates know what is expected of them in their exams; it is a helpful supplement to Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France ... Read more