“Of all the scholars who currently study the history of Western political thought, no one is more fertile, eloquent, and ingenious than J. Finally, the Reflections and other texts by Burke are then woven into this rich fabric, thus providing the reader with an understanding of Burke’s thought which is deeper and more complex (and surely more historically sensitive) than any available in the secondary literature.” the best and most concentrated presentation of Pocock’s own view of the main contours of eighteenth-century political thought. Edmund Burkes Reflections on the Revolution in France was published on 1st November 1790 and provoked an extraordinary number of responses including this. In addition to being the best treatment of Burke’s thought in context, it is. All of his skills are brilliantly employed in the Introduction. “Pocock is, without question, the leading historian of eighteenth-century British-American political thought. John Pocock’s edition of Burke’s Reflections is two classics in one: Burke’s Reflections and Pocock’s reflections on Burke and the eighteenth century. Ordering Titles in the Lingua Latina per se Illustrata SeriesĮBook available for $12.95.Ordering for Customers & Booksellers Outside of the U.S.Ordering for Customers & Booksellers in the U.S.Request Instructor Resources, Manuals, and Answer Keys (For Select Titles).Burke describes him as a mild king, undeserving of his fate at revolutionary hands. He was the last king of France before the monarchy was abolished in the French Revolution he was executed by guillotine in 1793. He was the husband of Queen Marie Antoinette of France. The Western Literary Tradition Anthologies Louis XVI (17541793) reigned as king of France from 1774 1792.Passages: Key Moments in History Series.Critical Themes in World History Series.Medieval, Renaissance, & Reformation History.Latin American & Caribbean Literature & History.American Intellectual History & Political Thought.Studies in Classical Language & Literature.Latin Grammar, Prose Composition, & Reference.

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