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![]() ![]() As such, this text has suggestions of Wollstonecraft's later text A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, which has made her name as an early feminist writer. ![]() Instead of focusing on Burke's elaborate use of language, she analyses how it is sexist and gendered. This passage and Burke's writing style have been generally denounced by critics, including Wollstonecraft, who looks at this passage from an interesting perspective. For example, one heavily criticized passage of Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France is where he describes an attack on the Queen of France in a very melodramatic and exaggerated way. ![]() With this pamphlet, she not only criticizes Burke's ideology, but also his method and use of language. This was the time of the political pamphlet, with political writers such as Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine and Wollstonecraft herself contributing.Ī Vindication of the Rights of Men challenges many of the arguments put forward in Burke's pamphlet and instead attacks the aristocracy, monarchy, and nepotism. In his political pamphlet, Burke argued against the French Revolution and advocated conservatism, monarchy, and religion. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.Ī Vindication of the Rights of Men was published in 1790 and was written by Mary Wollstonecraft in response to Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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