ENGL 3251H Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Aristocracy, Natural And Legal Rights, Protestantism
4 Dec 2018
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Edmund burke, reflections on the revolution in france. Burke as a politician: was a philosopher and political theorist as well as a politician acting as an elected member of british parliament representing the whig party (liberal) Letter to charles-jean-francois depont: 1789 a french aristocrat wrote to ask him what he thought of the revolution in france. He decided to publish his very long reply as an open letter. Why is burke so angry: first year after revolution and people like blake are getting excited, revolution society (society of religious dissenters): at this meeting to raise a toast to the glorious english revolution. One guy congratulated the french and this irritated burke. He did not like the similarity between the french rev. Disconnecting the revolution: he choice of his people (13) Rules of succession: crown goes to oldest sibling in family (eldest male child unless there is no male then it goes to the woman)
