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Thomas Paine and the Literature of Revolution
Edward Larkin
出版Cambridge University Press, 2005-06-27
主題History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)Social Science / Regional StudiesHistory / Social HistoryHistory / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)History / Modern / General
ISBN11394459879781139445986
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=u5z2iRUemxMC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Although the impact of works such as Common Sense and The Rights of Man has led historians to study Thomas Paine's role in the American Revolution and political scientists to evaluate his contributions to political theory, scholars have tacitly agreed not to treat him as a literary figure. This book not only redresses this omission, but also demonstrates that Paine's literary sensibility is particularly evident in the very texts that confirmed his importance as a theorist. And yet, because of this association with the 'masses', Paine is often dismissed as a mere propagandist. Thomas Paine and the Literature of Revolution recovers Paine as a transatlantic popular intellectual who would translate the major political theories of the eighteenth century into a language that was accessible and appealing to ordinary citizens on both sides of the Atlantic.