Edmund Burke: Essential Works and Speeches Contributor(s): Stanlis, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1412806240 ISBN-13: 9781412806244 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: Conservative Edmund Burke (1729-1777) was a British statesman, orator, and political writer. This comprehensive anthology provides authoritative insight into Burke's political life and philosophy. Editor Peter Stanlis incorporates all of Burke's essential writings and speeches from the decade before he entered politics until just before his death. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
Dewey: 320 |
LCCN: 2006050054 |
Lexile Measure: 1390 |
Series: Library of Conservative Thought |
Physical Information: 1.76" H x 6.1" W x 8.98" (2.41 lbs) 716 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this unique book, Peter J. Stanlis, the leading Burke scholar in America, has collected all the most important works and speeches of Edmund Burke (1729-1797), British statesman, political philosopher, and founder of modern conservative thought and, with due care to preserve the beauty of Burke's prose, edited them down to their essentials. "The main purpose of these selections," Stanlis explains, "is to present extensive and in the main unbroken samples of Burke's most representative thought in his most characteristic style, on a great variety of subjects." In this major effort you can find--to name only a few topics covered--Burke's defense of ordered liberty, his advocacy of secure property rights, his love of Christianity and Europe's moral tradition, and his impassioned jeremiad against the orgy of destruction that the French Revolution became. Stanlis's general introduction gives important insight into Burke's early life, education, professional training, literary and political career, prose style, political philosophy, and more. In addition, each selection is preceded by a headnote that clarifies the selections in their historical context and includes a brief analytical interpretation. A chronology highlights important dates in Burke's life and career. In its compactness and comprehensiveness, this volume is the quintessential Burke reader. It will be of interest to historians, political scientists, and students of literature and intellectual history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stanlis, Peter J.: - Peter J. Stanlis (1919-2011) was distinguished professor of humanities emeritus at Rockford College, Rockford, Illinois. His writings have appeared in Modern Age, The Political Science Reviewer, and The Intercollegiate Review and his books include Edmund Burke: The Enlightenment and the Modern World; Robert Frost: The Individual; and Conversations with Robert Frost. |