Junius: Including Letters By The Same Writer Under Other Signatures (Now First Collected) - Softcover

Junius

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461352818 ISBN 13: 9780461352818

Publisher: HardPress, 2019

Synopsis

Junius: Including Letters By The Same Writer Under Other Signatures (Now First Collected) : To Which Are Added, His Confidential Correspondence With Mr. Wilkes, And His Private Letters Addressed To Mr. H.S. Woodfall : With A Preliminary Essay, Notes, Fac-Similes, &C is a historical assemblage of 18th-century political letters and replies that records an epistolary debate on parliamentary privilege, the Middlesex election, and ministerial conduct in London during the late 1760s and early 1770s. The exchange pits Junius’s constitutional critique against ministers and allies such as Rev. John Horne, and against Wilkes’s opponents, framed by the press culture of the Public Advertiser and Woodfall. The letters canvass core questions: the reach and limitations of privilege, the legitimacy of state power against subjects and courts, the dangers of crown influence, and the case for reform, including shorter parliaments. They employ vigorous invective, classical allusion, and historical authorities to ground arguments in precedent, while weaving partisan polemic with a broader defense of civil liberties, the rule of law, and a robust public role for the press. Publication context emphasizes notes, cross-references, and editorial apparatus.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461352818
• ISBN 13: 9780461352818
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 484