Halifax: Complete Works
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In an age of revolution, religious strife, and dynastic upheaval, one voice cut through the chaos with uncommon clarity and wit — that of George Savile, the First Marquis of Halifax, whose collected writings stand as a monument to Restoration-era political thought. This volume, edited and introduced by the distinguished historian J. P. Kenyon, gathers Halifax's full body of work, including his celebrated Character of a King and the masterful Character of a Trimmer, in which he argues passionately for a pragmatic, moderate path between the twin extremes of absolutism and republicanism that threatened to tear seventeenth-century England apart. Halifax's prose is razor-sharp, suffused with irony, and delivered with the confidence of a man who occupied the very highest circles of English power — serving under Charles II, James II, and William III alike. His essays present a portrait of a political mind that was centuries ahead of its time, advocating balance, reason, and constitutional principle over faction and fanaticism. Kenyon's meticulous editorial framework illuminates the historical context of each piece, making this Pelican Classics edition an indispensable resource for students of English history, political philosophy, and Restoration literature. For anyone curious about the origins of the modern liberal political tradition, Halifax's words resonate with a startling, almost unsettling, contemporary force.
Author: George Savile, Marquis Of Halifax (Edited By J. P. Kenyon)
Format: Paperback
Published: 1969, Penguin Books (Pelican Classics)
Genre: Essays
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In an age of revolution, religious strife, and dynastic upheaval, one voice cut through the chaos with uncommon clarity and wit — that of George Savile, the First Marquis of Halifax, whose collected writings stand as a monument to Restoration-era political thought. This volume, edited and introduced by the distinguished historian J. P. Kenyon, gathers Halifax's full body of work, including his celebrated Character of a King and the masterful Character of a Trimmer, in which he argues passionately for a pragmatic, moderate path between the twin extremes of absolutism and republicanism that threatened to tear seventeenth-century England apart. Halifax's prose is razor-sharp, suffused with irony, and delivered with the confidence of a man who occupied the very highest circles of English power — serving under Charles II, James II, and William III alike. His essays present a portrait of a political mind that was centuries ahead of its time, advocating balance, reason, and constitutional principle over faction and fanaticism. Kenyon's meticulous editorial framework illuminates the historical context of each piece, making this Pelican Classics edition an indispensable resource for students of English history, political philosophy, and Restoration literature. For anyone curious about the origins of the modern liberal political tradition, Halifax's words resonate with a startling, almost unsettling, contemporary force.