A political biography of William King / by Christopher Fauske.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fauske, Christopher J., 1963-

Series:

Eighteenth-century political biographies ; no. 7.

Eighteenth-century political biographies ; no. 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

King, William, 1650-1729.

King, William.

Church of Ireland--Clergy--Biography.

Church of Ireland.

Statesmen--Ireland--Biography.

Statesmen.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Pickering & Chatto Publishers, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

William King (1650-1729) was perhaps the dominant Irish intellect of the period from 1688 until his death. An Anglican (Church of Ireland) by conversion, King was a strident critic of John Toland and the clerical superior of Jonathan Swift. Politically King was pivotal to the emergence of the modern concept of the liberal nation state: his defence of the Church of Ireland led him to develop a theory of national rights and privileges that would influence thinkers such as Thomas Paine. King, a staunch conservative, was nonetheless an honest intellectual, a modest and devoted servant of his church and his nation and was at the very heart of the European Enlightenment.

Contents:

Editorial Note; Introduction; 1. Disruption; 2. Settlement; 3. Progress; 4. Success; 5. Frustration; 6. Legacy; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612984983

9781315656144

1315656140

9781317324195

1317324196

9781848930117

1848930119

9781282984981

1282984985

OCLC:

707068863