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Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke (1678–1751)

Auteur de Bolingbroke: Political Writings

43 oeuvres 154 utilisateurs 1 Critiques

A propos de l'auteur

Notice de désambiguation :

(eng) Per LoC authorities, Caleb D'Anvers was a joint pseudonym of Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, William Pulteney, Nicholas Amhurst, and others.

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Œuvres de Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke

Bolingbroke: Political Writings (1970) 27 exemplaires
Historical writings (1972) 14 exemplaires

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Nom canonique
Viscount Bolingbroke, Henry St. John,
Autres noms
Lord Bolingbroke
Bolingbroke, Henry
Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount, 1678-1751
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
D’Anvers, Caleb (joint pseudonym)
Date de naissance
1678-09-16
Date de décès
1751-12-12
Lieu de sépulture
St Mary's Church, Battersea, England, UK
Sexe
male
Nationalité
England
Great Britain
Pays (pour la carte)
UK
Lieu de naissance
Battersea, Surrey, England
Lieu du décès
Battersea, Surrey, England, UK
Lieux de résidence
Battersea, Surrey, England, UK
Orléans, France
Dawley, England, UK
Château d'Argeville, Fontainebleau, France
Études
Eton College
Professions
politician
writer
philosopher
Organisations
Scriblerus Club
Notice de désambigüisation
Per LoC authorities, Caleb D'Anvers was a joint pseudonym of Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, William Pulteney, Nicholas Amhurst, and others.

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Critiques

Ld Bolingbroke's...is a style of the highest order: the lofty, rythmical, full-flowing eloquence of Cicero. Periods of just measure, their numbers proportioned, their close full and round. His conceptions too are bold and strong, his diction copious, polished and commanding as his subject. His writings are certainly the finest samples in the English language of the eloquence proper for the senate. His political tracts are safe reading for the most timid religionist, his philosophical, for those who are not afriad to trust their reason with discussions of right and wrong. (TJ to Francis Eppes, 19 January 1821)… (plus d'informations)
 
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ThomasJefferson | Sep 29, 2007 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
43
Membres
154
Popularité
#135,795
Évaluation
3.0
Critiques
1
ISBN
23

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