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The plumage of the naked ape

Rhetoric lecture


Tom Paine criticised Edmund Burke's account of the French Revolution by saying that he pitied the plumage but forgot the dying bird. But it is often the plumage which defines the bird. The rituals and theatre of public life are a valuable indicator of the character of a political system.


Speaker(s):

Professor Rodney Barker | talks | www

 

Date and Time:

31 October 2006 at 6:00 pm

Duration:

1 hour

 

Venue:

Gresham College
Barnard's Inn Hall
Holborn
London
EC1N 2HH
+44 20 78 31 05 75
http://www.gresham.ac.uk

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