Thesis Chapters by N. G . Perrin
Responding to Quentin Skinner's narrative of the development of the concept of the right to revol... more Responding to Quentin Skinner's narrative of the development of the concept of the right to revolution in his landmark work Foundations of Modern Political Thought, I argue that John Locke should be reinstated as the seminal figure in articulating the right to revolution. Skinner reduces the right to revolution to an argument for popular resistance (as developed by the Monarchomachs), but this overlooks the central role of the evolution of the concept of sovereignty in formulating revolutionary discourse. I argue that John Locke is the first to synthesize the popular resistance arguments of the Monarchomachs with the notion of modern sovereignty developed by Jean Bodin and George Lawson in order to form the basic position of the modern right to revolution.
Austen scholarship has neglected the central role of jealousy as Knightley's motivation throughou... more Austen scholarship has neglected the central role of jealousy as Knightley's motivation throughout Emma. To better understand the nature of Knightley's jealousy, I draw upon Proust's portrayal of Swann's jealousy as a subjective solipsism which vests the individual self as the basis of interpretive understanding through both the discursive and syntactical elements of jealousy within Proust's prose. I use Proust's syntactic and thematic depiction of jealousy to diagnose Knightley's jealousy which is in turn cured through hermeneutical reconciliation and open dialogue with Emma. I then argue that Swann's jealousy is tragic because he never has this opportunity for open dialogue with Odette, and he entrapped within the interpretive practices of isolated interiority.
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Thesis Chapters by N. G . Perrin