Enlightenment / Founding ยท Political thought
Common Sense
by Thomas Paine. A major work by Thomas Paine exploring rights, revolution, republicanism; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 1776
- Origin
- England / United States
- Genre
- Political thought
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Thomas Paine exploring rights, revolution, republicanism; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.