This text is essentially a monograph, since a definitive work on the subject must await publication (already in hand) of Bolingbroke's complete correspondence. First, the reader is taken briefly through the different periods of Bolingbroke's life where his francophilic interests and activities are stressed. For example, attention is paid to his early training, his various visits to France, his involvement in European philosophical, historical and political movements, his relationships with French personalities including Voltaire, and his exile and death in France. Second, there is a detailed analysis of his philosophical, historical and political ideas with an attempt to assess his debt to France and his impact on French writers. The monograph concludes with a sample of critical opinion on both sides of the Channel from Bolingbroke's death to the present day, supporting the theory that he continues to have a substantial impact on European thought. Full notes, a detailed bibliography and an index of persons complete the study.

About the Author
Rex A. Barrell is a Professor Emeritus of languages and literature at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.

Reviews
...a useful source. -- R. B. Barlow, The Eighteenth Century * History *
...a well researched, thoroughly documented study. -- Peter Sabor, Department of English, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Department of English, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario * History *
...succeeds admirably in reviewing 200 years of scholarship on Bolingbroke's reputation as a philosopher, politician, and historian. ...Barrell proceeds to make his most valuable contribution by investigating the impact of Bolingbroke's ideas on Frenchthought. -- R. B. Barlow, The Eighteenth Century
...succeeds admirably in reviewing 200 years of scholarship on Bolingbroke's reputation as a philosopher, politician, and historian. ...Barrell proceeds to make his most valuable contribution by investigating the impact of Bolingbroke's ideas on French thought. -- R. B. Barlow, The Eighteenth Century
...a useful source. -- R. B. Barlow, The Eighteenth Century * History *
...a well researched, thoroughly documented study. -- Peter Sabor, Department of English, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Department of English, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario * History *



Book Information
ISBN 9780819171276
Author Rex A. Barrell
Format Hardback
Page Count 152
Imprint University Press of America
Publisher University Press of America
Weight(grams) 340g
Dimensions(mm) 223mm * 144mm * 17mm