William Blackstone
Law and Letters in the Eighteenth Century
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Product details:
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Date of Publication 16 October 2008
- ISBN 9780199550296
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages376 pages
- Size 241x163x25 mm
- Weight 738 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 12-page plate section 0
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Short description:
Lawyer, politician, poet, teacher and architect, William Blackstone was a major figure in eighteenth century public life, and pivotal in the history of law. Despite the influence of his work, Blackstone the man remains little known. This book, Blackstone's first scholarly biography, sheds light on the life, work, and society of a neglected figure.
MoreLong description:
Lawyer, judge, politician, poet, teacher, and architect, William Blackstone was a major figure in eighteenth century public life. Over his varied and brilliant career he made profound contributions to English politics, law, education, and culture through involvements in legal practice, Parliament, and the University of Oxford. Throughout he also remained engaged in his society's literary and spiritual life. Despite the breadth and influence of his work, Blackstone
the man remains little known and poorly understood, the lack of engagement with his public and private life standing in stark contrast to the scale of his influence, particularly on the development and teaching of the law.
Blackstone's 'Commentaries on the Laws of England' remains the most celebrated and influential text in the Anglo-American common-law tradition. This great book has inevitably overshadowed its author, while the dispersal of his personal and professional papers further complicates the task of understanding the man behind the work. The lack of a thorough account of Blackstone's life has fuelled controversy surrounding his intellectual background and political views. Was he the deeply reactionary
conservative painted by Bentham, or rather a committed reformer and early champion of human rights?
The present biography makes full use of a considerable body of new evidence that has emerged in recent years to shed light on the life, work, and times of this neglected figure in English and American history. Exploring Blackstone's family upbringing and private life, his political activities and ideology, his religious outlook, and championing of the enlightenment, this book weaves together the threads of an extraordinary mind and career.
A valuable account of the life of the author of the 'Commentaries' on the Laws of England, the first comprehensive and reliable guide to the common law, but who is otherwise unknown to recent generations...Prest describes Blackstone's academic, barristerial and judicial careers with scholarly detail and insight.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
A Young Man of Brilliant Parts
Removed to the University
Between the University and the Temple
Advancing the Interests of the College
The General Benefit of the University at Large
An Active, Enterprising Genius
A More Public Scene
Hope of Advancement
A Great and Able Lawyer
The Temper of the Times
At the point he always wished for
Useful and Agreeable
Conclusion
Appendixes
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
