Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 By: Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1800-1859)
In "Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2," Thomas Babington Macaulay demonstrates his unparalleled skill as an essayist and historian. Each essay in this collection is a masterful blend of meticulous research, insightful analysis, and elegant prose. Macaulay's ability to bring history to life is truly remarkable. Whether he is discussing the political intrigues of Renaissance Italy or the literary achievements of Elizabethan England, his writing is engaging and illuminating. His knack for weaving together historical facts and anecdotes creates a vivid picture of the past, making it feel relevant and immediate. One of the highlights of this collection is Macaulay's essay on the life and career of Lord Clive. Through meticulous research and vivid storytelling, he paints a fascinating portrait of this complex figure, exploring both his remarkable military victories and his controversial political career. Overall, "Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2" is a testament to Macaulay's enduring legacy as one of the greatest historians and essayists of the 19th century. His writing is a pleasure to read, offering both intellectual stimulation and literary enjoyment. Anyone with an interest in history or literature would do well to pick up this collection and discover the brilliance of Thomas Babington Macaulay. First Page: Scanned by Martin Adamson martin@grassmarket.freeserve.co.uk CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL ESSAYS, VOLUME II BY THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY CONTENTS OF VOLUME II FOREIGN HISTORY MACHIAVELLI RANKE'S HISTORY OF THE POPES WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION FREDERIC THE GREAT POLITICAL CONTROVERSY SOUTHEY'S COLLOQUIES CIVIL DISABILTIES OF THE JEWS GLADSTONE ON CHURCH AND STATE LITERARY CRITICISMS BACON JOHN BUNYAN DRAMATISTS OF THE RESTORATION ADDISON SAMUEL JOHNSON MADAME D'ARBLAY BYRON MONTGOMERY INDEX MACHIAVELLI (March 1827) Oeuvres completes de MACHIAVEL, traduites par J. V. PERIER Paris: 1825. Those who have attended to the practice of our literary tribunal are well aware that, by means of certain legal fictions similar to those of Westminster Hall, we are frequently enabled to take cognisance of cases lying beyond the sphere of our original jurisdiction. We need hardly say, therefore, that in the present instance M. Perier is merely a Richard Roe, who will not be mentioned in any subsequent stage of the proceedings, and whose name is used for the sole purpose of bringing Machiavelli into court. We doubt whether any name in literary history be so generally odious as that of the man whose character and writings we now propose to consider. The terms in which he is commonly described would seem to import that he was the Tempter, the Evil Principle, the discoverer of ambition and revenge, the original inventor of perjury, and that, before the publication of his fatal Prince, there had never been a hypocrite, a tyrant, or a traitor, a simulated virtue, or a convenient crime... Continue reading book >>

Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 By: Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1800-1859)

In "Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2," Thomas Babington Macaulay demonstrates his unparalleled skill as an essayist and historian. Each essay in this collection is a masterful blend of meticulous research, insightful analysis, and elegant prose.

Macaulay's ability to bring history to life is truly remarkable. Whether he is discussing the political intrigues of Renaissance Italy or the literary achievements of Elizabethan England, his writing is engaging and illuminating. His knack for weaving together historical facts and anecdotes creates a vivid picture of the past, making it feel relevant and immediate.

One of the highlights of this collection is Macaulay's essay on the life and career of Lord Clive. Through meticulous research and vivid storytelling, he paints a fascinating portrait of this complex figure, exploring both his remarkable military victories and his controversial political career.

Overall, "Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2" is a testament to Macaulay's enduring legacy as one of the greatest historians and essayists of the 19th century. His writing is a pleasure to read, offering both intellectual stimulation and literary enjoyment. Anyone with an interest in history or literature would do well to pick up this collection and discover the brilliance of Thomas Babington Macaulay.

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CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL ESSAYS, VOLUME II

BY THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY

CONTENTS OF VOLUME II

FOREIGN HISTORY

MACHIAVELLI RANKE'S HISTORY OF THE POPES WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION FREDERIC THE GREAT

POLITICAL CONTROVERSY

SOUTHEY'S COLLOQUIES CIVIL DISABILTIES OF THE JEWS GLADSTONE ON CHURCH AND STATE

LITERARY CRITICISMS

BACON JOHN BUNYAN DRAMATISTS OF THE RESTORATION ADDISON SAMUEL JOHNSON MADAME D'ARBLAY BYRON MONTGOMERY

INDEX

MACHIAVELLI (March 1827)

Oeuvres completes de MACHIAVEL, traduites par J. V. PERIER Paris: 1825.

Those who have attended to the practice of our literary tribunal are well aware that, by means of certain legal fictions similar to those of Westminster Hall, we are frequently enabled to take cognisance of cases lying beyond the sphere of our original jurisdiction. We need hardly say, therefore, that in the present instance M. Perier is merely a Richard Roe, who will not be mentioned in any subsequent stage of the proceedings, and whose name is used for the sole purpose of bringing Machiavelli into court.

We doubt whether any name in literary history be so generally odious as that of the man whose character and writings we now propose to consider. The terms in which he is commonly described would seem to import that he was the Tempter, the Evil Principle, the discoverer of ambition and revenge, the original inventor of perjury, and that, before the publication of his fatal Prince, there had never been a hypocrite, a tyrant, or a traitor, a simulated virtue, or a convenient crime... Continue reading book >>

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