The Portable Edmund Burke (Portable Library) - Softcover

Burke, Edmund; Kramnick, Isaac

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140267603 ISBN 13: 9780140267600

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1999

Synopsis

Edmund Burke is the intellectual founder of modern political conservatism and a significant figure in aesthetic theory and cultural studies. As a member of the House of Commons during the late 18th century, Burke shook parliament with his strongly articulated views on the most pressing issues of his day. He defended the American Revolution and the rights of persecuted Catholics in England and Ireland, and denounced English Jacobin sympathizers during the French Revolution. This is the mostcomprehensive one-volume edition of Burke's writings. It contains sections devoted to his thoughts on history and culture, politics and society, the American revolution, Ireland, colonialism, India, and the French revolution.

About this title

About the Author:

Edmund Burke (1729-1797) was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College. A lifelong member of Parliament, Burke is the author of A PHILOSOPHICAL ENQUIRY INTO THE SUBLIME AND THE BEAUTIFUL and REFELCTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE.
Issac Kramnick is Professor of Government at Cornell University and has edited THE PORTABLE ENLIGHTENMENT READER for Viking.

Synopsis:

Statesman and author, Edmund Burke was sympathetic to the American colonies and the Irish Catholics, but a fervent enemy of the French Revolution. This anthology presents selections from Burke's writings and speeches, including the celebrated "Reflections on the French Revolution."

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0140267603
• ISBN 13: 9780140267600
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 624