Edmund Burke: Selected Writings and Speeches - (Paperback)

About the Book

Conservative Edmund Burke (1729-1777) was a British statesman, orator, and political writer. This comprehensive anthology provides authoritative insight into Burke's political life and philosophy. Editor Peter Stanlis incorporates all of Burke's essential writings and speeches from the decade before he entered politics until just before his death.

Book Synopsis

This is the most comprehensive anthology of works and speeches by the statesman and political philosopher Edmund Burke (1729-1797). Peter J. Stanlis, professor of humanities emeritus at Rockford College, has taken care to preserve the beauty of Burke's prose while selecting the most essential passages from his numerous writings.

Stanlis's introduction gives important insight into Burke's early life, education, professional training, literary and political career, prose style, political philosophy, and more.

About the Author

Peter J. Stanlis, a native of New Jersey, took his B.A. at Middlebury College (1942), his M.A. at the Bread Loaf School of English (1944), and his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan (1951). He has taught in various American colleges and universities for over forty years, and has been a guest lecturer in four European universities. He has published over 100 articles on political, historical, legal, educational, and literary subjects, and has edited a law journal. His publications on Burke include 26 articles and he edited The Burke Newsletter and Studies in Burke and His Time for 13 years. He has published or edited 7 books on various aspects of Burke's thought and politics. His best known book, Edmund Burke and the Natural Law revolutionized modern scholarship on Burke.