The Intellectual Life of Edmund Burke: From the Sublime and Beautiful to American Independence
David Bromwich
This biography of statesman Edmund Burke (1730–1797), covering three decades, is the first to attend to the complexity of Burke’s thought as it emerges in both the major writings and private correspondence. David Bromwich reads Burke’s career as an imperfect attempt to organize an honorable life in the dense medium he knew politics to be.
Award History
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| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROSE Award for Biography and Autobiography | 2015 | Honorable mention | Official source |
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01 Central figures
- Edmund Burke98%
02 Central places
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03 Suggested argument
David Bromwich reads Edmund Burke’s career as an imperfect attempt to organize an honorable life in the dense medium of politics he knew, tracking the complexity of Burke’s thought across major writings and private correspondence.
Model confidence 72%
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