02571nam 2200637 a 450 991082592310332120240416153020.00-674-05469-510.4159/9780674054691(CKB)2670000000040453(OCoLC)648760620(CaPaEBR)ebrary10402514(SSID)ssj0000422391(PQKBManifestationID)11306859(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000422391(PQKBWorkID)10416945(PQKB)10562948(MiAaPQ)EBC3300850(DE-B1597)457776(OCoLC)979953938(DE-B1597)9780674054691(Au-PeEL)EBL3300850(CaPaEBR)ebr10402514(EXLCZ)99267000000004045320090522d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrMacaulay the tragedy of power /Robert E. Sullivan1st ed.Cambridge, Mass. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press20091 online resource (625 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-03624-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Heir -- Star -- Legislator -- Sinister prophet -- Statesman -- Empire builder -- The last ancient historian -- The lion -- Baron Macaulay of Rothley -- Procrastinator -- Praeceptor gentis anglorum -- A broken heart -- Envoi : immortal.On the 150th anniversary of the death of the English historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay, Robert Sullivan offers a portrait of a Victorian life that probes the cost of power, the practice of empire, and the impact of ideas. Devoting his huge talents to gaining power - above all for England and its empire - made Macaulay's life a tragedy. Sullivan offers an unsurpassed study of an afflicted genius and a thoughtful meditation on the modern ethics of power.HistoriansGreat BritainBiographyAuthors, English19th centuryBiographyStatesmenGreat BritainBiographyGreat BritainPolitics and government1800-1837HistoriansAuthors, EnglishStatesmen941.081092BSullivan Robert E270724MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825923103321Macaulay4071454UNINA