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OverviewDavid Bromwich's portrait of statesman Edmund Burke (1730–1797) is the first biography to attend to the complexity of Burke's thought as it emerges in both the major writings and private correspondence. The public and private writings cannot be easily dissociated, nor should they be. For Burke-a thinker, writer, and politician-the principles of politics were merely those of morality enlarged. Bromwich reads Burke's career as an imperfect attempt to organize an honorable life in the dense medium he knew politics to be. This intellectual biography examines the first three decades of Burke's professional life. His protest against the cruelties of English society and his criticism of all unchecked power laid the groundwork for his later attacks on abuses of government in India, Ireland, and France. Bromwich allows us to see the youthful skeptic, wary of a social contract based on ""nature""; the theorist of love and fear in relation to ""the sublime and beautiful""; the advocate of civil liberty, even in the face of civil disorder; the architect of economic reform; and the agitator for peace with America. However multiple and various Burke's campaigns, a single-mindedness of commitment always drove him. Burke is commonly seen as the father of modern conservatism. Bromwich reveals the matter to be far more subtle and interesting. Burke was a defender of the rights of disfranchised minorities and an opponent of militarism. His politics diverge from those of any modern party, but all parties would be wiser for acquaintance with his writing and thoughts. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David BromwichPublisher: Harvard University Press Imprint: The Belknap Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.860kg ISBN: 9780674729704ISBN 10: 0674729706 Pages: 512 Publication Date: 06 May 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe Intellectual Life of Edmund Burke shows, in a very enlightening way, how Burke returns over and over to the theme of the relations between a politician and 'the people' and the gradual hardening of his insistence that while popular views must be taken account of, they must not determine how a conscientious politician acts. Bromwich reads Burke with care and depth and displays a range of learning and insights. His approach to Burke as a moralist in public life is original.--Peter Marshall, editor of The Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke: Vol. X Author InformationDavid Bromwich is Sterling Professor of English at Yale University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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