Edmund Burke: Essential Works and SpeechesIn 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. |
Contents
EARLY WRITINGS | |
A Vindication of Natural Society 1756 | |
An Abridgment of English History 1757 | |
Selections from Book Reviews in the Annual Register 175962 | |
A Short Account of a Late Short Administration 1766 | |
Speech on Conciliation 1775 | |
Tract on the Popery Laws 1765 | |
A Letter to William Smith 1795 | |
Speech on Economical Reform 1780 | |
Speech on the Duration of Parliaments 1780 | |
Speech on the Middlesex Election 1771 | |
Speech on the Relief of Protestant Dissenters 1773 | |
Report of the Select Committee on India 1783 | |
A Letter to M Depont 1789 | |
A Letter to a Member of the National Assembly 1791 | |
A Letter to a Peer of Ireland 1782 | |
A Letter to Sir Hercules Langrishe 1792 | |
A Letter to Richard Burke 1793 | |
An Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs 1791 | |
A Letter to William Elliot Esq 1795 | |
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Edmund Burke: Selected Writings and Speeches Edmund Burke,Peter James Stanlis No preview available - 2006 |