The Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke: Volume I: The Early Writings (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)

Volume 1 of the Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke presents Burke's early literary writings up to 1765, and before he became a key political figure. It is the first fully annotated and critical edition, with comprehensive notes and an authoritative introduction. The writings published here introduce readers to Burke's early attempts at a public voice. They demonstrate in a variety of ways how determined he was to become involved in the social and intellectual life of his times. The one work of Burke's early life which has long been recognized as having prime critical significance, the Sublime and the Beautiful, is naturally found here. In addition the volume includes the first fully edited version of other works which have been neglected, notably the Vindication of Natural Society, a substantial satire on current philosophical and religious thought, the Abridgement of English History and the Hints for an Essay on the Drama. The volume also prints reliable texts of his early poems and prose `characters' as well as the first complete text of The Reformer since it was first published in 1748. This was a weekly paper devoted principally to the Dublin cultural scene and was edited by Burke shortly after he graduated from Trinity College, Dublin.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke, I
Release date:	June 1997
First published:	June 1997
Authors:	Edmund Burke
Editors:	T.O. McLoughlin (Professor of English) • James T. Boulton (Director of the Institute for Advanced Research in the Humanities)
General editors:	Paul Langford
Editors:	William B. Todd
Dimensions:	242 x 163 x 38mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	608
Edition:	Annotated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-822415-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General
LSN:	0-19-822415-X
Barcode:	9780198224150

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