The status and appraisal of classic texts : an essay on political theory, its inheritance, and on the history of ideas / Conal Condren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Condren, Conal, author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Political science literature.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1985]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Conal Condren examines the criteria for judging both works of political theory and texts associated with related academic genres. He discusses the rhetoric surrounding terms like originality," "influence," and "coherence," the value of these terms as criteria of textual assessment, and their use in charting the history of texts.Originally published in 1985.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ABBREVIATIONS

PART ONE

Introduction

CHAPTER 1. Methodology: Its Character and Significance

CHAPTER 2. Political Theory, Its Conventional Structure, the Issue-Orthodoxy, and the Assessment of Texts

CHAPTER 3. Political Theory and the Faith in a Tradition of Classic Texts

PART TWO

CHAPTER 4. Originality

CHAPTER 5. Contribution and Influence

CHAPTER 6. Coherence

PART THREE

CHAPTER 7. Ambiguity: Delineation and Typology

CHAPTER 8. Ambiguity: Generation and Context

CHAPTER 9. Towards an Explanation of Classic Status

APPENDIX. Intention, Text, Audience, and Objectivity

INDEX

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4008-5364-8

OCLC:

922704938