Selected Letters of Edmund BurkeUniversity of Chicago Press, 1984 - Всего страниц: 497 Edmund Burke (1729-97) was a British statesman, a political philosopher, a literary critic, the grandfather of modern conservatism, and an elegant, prolific letter writer and prose stylist. His most important letters, filled with sparkling prose and profound insights, are gathered here for the first time in one volume. Arranged topically, the letters bring alive Burke's passionate views on such issues as party politics, reform and revolution, British relations with America, India, and Ireland, toleration and religion, and literary and philosophical concerns. |
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A SKETCH OF BURKES LIFE | 29 |
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LIFE | 39 |
LITERARY FRIENDS AND PHILOSOPHICAL CONCERNS | 91 |
TOLERATION AND RELIGION | 128 |
THE POLITICS OF FRIENDSHIP AND PRINCIPLE | 160 |
BURKE AS AGENT AND REPRESENTATIVE | 216 |
REFORM AND REVOLUTION | 241 |
COUNTERREVOLUTION | 301 |
BURKES MONUMENT | 366 |
BURKES CONSTANT CAUSE | 400 |
BURKE ON HIS OWN | 453 |
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