1st Edition

The Routledge Guidebook to Paine's Rights of Man

By Frances Chiu Copyright 2020
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

Upon publication in 1791-92, the two parts of Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man proved to be both immensely popular and highly controversial. An immediate bestseller, it not only defended the French revolution but also challenged current laws, customs, and government. The Routledge Guidebook to Paine’s Rights of Man provides the first comprehensive and fully contextualized introduction to... Read more

Introduction

1. Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man Part 1, sections I-VIII

2. Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man Part 2, Preface-Chapter 3

3. Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man Part 2, Chapter 4

4. Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man Part 2, Chapter 5

5. Conclusion.

Index

Biography

Frances A. Chiu teaches history and literature at the New School in New York, USA. She is a graduate of Smith College (A.B.), Northwestern University (M.A.), and Oxford University (Ph.D.).