The committed word : literature and public values /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Engell, James, 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [1999]
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Table of Contents:
  • The committed word
  • Burke's poetry and prophecy
  • Pope's American constitution
  • Swift considers words, intelligence, and the academy
  • Hume's cultural critique
  • Vico tells the story of stories
  • The politics of greed
  • Robert Lowth, unacknowledged legislator
  • Lincoln's language, and ours
  • Recommitment.