The conservative imagination
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Bibliographic Information
The conservative imagination
Pinter Publishers, 1995
- pbk. : alk. paper
Available at 4 libraries
Note
Originally published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1993
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This text elucidates the definition of "conservative thought". Attitudes towards revolution, liberty and democracy are examined through the work of writers in political and literary genres ranging from Burke and de Tocqueville to Evelyn Waugh and Tom Stoppard. It is contended that within the context of the author's definition of the term both Orwell and Camus can be perceived as conservative thinkers. This book argues that, far from being an oxymoron, the conservative imagination is a valid and rational school of thought.
Table of Contents
- Examples and definitions
- Edmund Burke and Alexis de Tocqueville
- Anatole France and Jean Anouilh
- Joseph Conrad and Arthur Koestler
- Albert Camus and George Orwell
- Evelyn Waugh and Tom Stoppard.
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