Tom Paine and William Cobbett

David A. Wilson

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Wilson traces four major themes in the thought of Paine and Cobbett: the relationship between British radical ideas and American r...

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Wilson traces four major themes in the thought of Paine and Cobbett: the relationship between British radical ideas and American revolutionary ideology, the eighteenth-century revolution in rhetorical theory, the effect of the American and French Revolutions on British popular radicalism, and the American attempt to turn the United States into a new &quote,empire of liberty&quote,. He challenges the view that Paine created a new literary style for a new audience of artisans and labourers, arguing instead that this style was part of a broader revolution in rhetoric, and discusses the interconnections between Paine's English and American careers. Wilson shows that the tension between the ideal and the real is central to understanding Cobbett. He analyzes Cobbett's American experiences, and examines the role of Paine's writings and the United States in Cobbett's subsequent career as a radical in England.