Edmund Burke: Selected Writings and Speeches - Paperback

by Edmund Burke (Author), Peter J. Stanlis (Editor)

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.

Front Jacket

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. Included are:

• Burke's defense of the American colonists


• His advocacy of secure property rights


• His love of Christianity and Europe's moral tradition


• His impassioned jeremiad against the destruction wrought by the French Revolution

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

Author Biography

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.