Routledge - Edmund Burke and the Revolt Against the 18th Century

Explore the deep connection between political philosophy and social thought in this scholarly study by Professor Cobban. Originally published in 1960, this edition examines the ideas of Edmund Burke alongside his closest disciples, the Lake Poets: Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southey. This book provides a balanced examination of Burke's work, looking at his historical and permanent significance without the uncritical adulation often found in other texts. It also offers a fair perspective on the Lake Poets, moving past previous trends of depreciation. For students of history and political thought, this study offers a way to understand how these thinkers responded to the eighteenth century and shaped the intellectual landscape of their time.