Reflections upon Exile
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Reflections upon Exile is a political and philosophical work by Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke, in which he meditates on his banishment from Britain and reflects on themes of exile, fortune, and statesmanship.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reflections upon Exile canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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philosophical work ⓘ political work ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Queen Anne of Great Britain
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Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tory politics
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the fall of the Harley ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| discusses |
how to bear misfortune
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the character of a good statesman ⓘ the loss of political power ⓘ the relationship between private virtue and public office ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
aristocratic
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monarchical ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 18th century British politics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical Roman political thought
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classical Stoic ideas ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
exile
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fortune ⓘ statesmanship ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person reflection ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
the duties of a statesman
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the instability of political power ⓘ the moral meaning of exile ⓘ the role of fortune in human affairs ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
British political thought
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early modern moral philosophy ⓘ |
| reflectsOn |
the author’s political career
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the causes of his banishment ⓘ the proper response to exile ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Letters on the Study and Use of History
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The Idea of a Patriot King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | author’s exile from Britain ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
personal banishment of the author
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political misfortune ⓘ public life and office ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
contemporary British political class
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educated political readers ⓘ |
| tone |
meditative
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reflective ⓘ |
| workOf | Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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