John Milton, Radical Politics, and Biblical RepublicanismUniversity of Delaware Press, 2006 - 305 pages In analyzing how Milton reads and appropriates different biblical texts to give shape to his republican vision, this book also assesses his significance to the development of early modern English political thought, his conception of the English nation, and finally, his response to pressures exerted by a secular modernity grounded on international commercial activities."--Jacket. |
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... Paradise Lost , " reprinted , with permission , from SEL Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 30 , 1 ( Winter 1990 ) . In writing this book , I think back to my memorable years at the Uni- versity of Toronto , that wonderful ...
... Paradise Lost , " reprinted , with permission , from SEL Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 30 , 1 ( Winter 1990 ) . In writing this book , I think back to my memorable years at the Uni- versity of Toronto , that wonderful ...
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... Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes to the controlling context of the experience of political defeat , a sub- ject that has been assessed at great length by Milton scholars . As a republican poet living and writing in post ...
... Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes to the controlling context of the experience of political defeat , a sub- ject that has been assessed at great length by Milton scholars . As a republican poet living and writing in post ...
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... Paradise Regained ) . In a reading of Mil- ton's political activism in Paradise Regained , for instance , David Loewenstein has directly connected Jesus ' experience to important aspects of Quaker writings and religion from the 1650s ...
... Paradise Regained ) . In a reading of Mil- ton's political activism in Paradise Regained , for instance , David Loewenstein has directly connected Jesus ' experience to important aspects of Quaker writings and religion from the 1650s ...
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... Paradise Regained directly to Sam- son Agonistes . The virtue of patience exemplified in the life of Jesus in Paradise Regained is revisited in variant form in Samson's experience in the grinding mills of Gaza , as he progresses through ...
... Paradise Regained directly to Sam- son Agonistes . The virtue of patience exemplified in the life of Jesus in Paradise Regained is revisited in variant form in Samson's experience in the grinding mills of Gaza , as he progresses through ...
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... Paradise Lost sheds interesting light on how two republican writers — one canonical , the other noncanonical — respond to the experience of defeat . Milton was a revolutionary preoccupied with the idea of building an English republic ...
... Paradise Lost sheds interesting light on how two republican writers — one canonical , the other noncanonical — respond to the experience of defeat . Milton was a revolutionary preoccupied with the idea of building an English republic ...
Table des matières
30 | |
Authority in the Ideal Republic | 71 |
Nationhood | 126 |
Of Prophets and Politics | 170 |
Internationalism | 211 |
Notes | 255 |
Works Cited | 285 |
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John Milton, Radical Politics, and Biblical Republicanism Walter S. H. Lim Affichage d'extraits - 2006 |
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