Language and Revolution in Burke, Wollstonecraft, Paine, and Godwin

Explores the relationship among political persuasion, literary style, and linguistic theory, focusing on four key texts: Edmund Burke's "Reflections on the Revolution in France", Mary Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication of the Rights of Men", Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man", and William Godwin's "Enquiry Concerning Political Justice".