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Book SynopsisThis innovative book examines the fundamental continuities in Samuel Taylor Coleridge's writing during the revolutionary period of 1794 through 1834 to demonstrate his importance as a political philosopher and to recover romanticism as both an aesthetic and political movement.
Trade ReviewIn Edwards's careful and scholarly hands, the writings of Coleridge allow readers to see the extreme difficulty of understanding a great mind. -- Rafael Major, Ashland University Perspectives on Political Science It deserves to become the standard view that future scholars will have to address when beginning their own... investigation. -- James D. Crimmins Review of Politics The book makes an important and original contribution to our understanding of the constitutional element of Coleridge's political thought. -- Michael John Kooy Journal of British Studies Readers would no doubt benefit from [Edwards'] critical insights in addition to her nuanced reconstruction of [Coleridge's] political philosophy. Political Theory The Statesman's Science is a very welcome addition to our understanding of Coleridge's politics. Journal of Modern History
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction. The Politics of Reputation, or, the Myth of a Modern Apostate: Party, Faction, or Critical Ideology? 1. Romantic Radicalism 2. Attacking the State 3. Defending the Constitution 4. Liberty and Law 5. Morality and Will 6. Science and Nature 7. History and Life 8. Defending the Church 9. Attacking the Doctrine Conclusion. Regulating the Body Politic Notes Bibliography Index
