Language and Revolution in Burke, Wollstonecraft, Paine, and Godwin
The Revolution in France of 1789 provoked a major 'pamphlet war' in Britain as writers debated what exactly had happened, why it had happened, and where events were now headed. Jane Hodson's book explores the relationship between political persuasion, literary style, and linguistic theory in this war of words, focusing on four key texts: Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France, Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Men, Thomas Paine's Rights of Man, and William Godwin's Enquiry Concerning Political Justice. While these texts form the core of Hodson's project, she ranges far beyond them to survey other works by th…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-351-92341-5
- EAN: 9781351923415
- Produktnummer: 22637322
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 226 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'156 KB
Über den Autor
Dr Jane Hodson is Lecturer in English Language and Literature at the University of Sheffield, UK.
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