Autore
Rolli, Chiara

Titolo
Parliamentary Emotions: Edmund Burke's Experiment against a Monstrous Imperial System
Periodico
Textus
Anno: 2019 - Fascicolo: 3 - Pagina iniziale: 153 - Pagina finale: 171

This article looks at Edmund Burke’s rhetoric of pathos and spectacular performance at the trial of the first Governor-General of Bengal, Warren Hastings (1788-95). It considers how the acting style and the roles interpreted by contemporary celebrated performers – specifically, David Garrick and Sarah Siddons – had a considerable impact on Burke’s speeches and exaggerated theatricality. Focusing on the “Speech on the Opening of the Impeachmentµ, I argue that, within an already theatricalized matrix of public interest, Burke largely based his prosecution on emotions rather than on legal proofs.



SICI: 1824-3967(2019)3<153:PEEBEA>2.0.ZU;2-A
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