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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... rule of law , for exam- ple , classical republicanism celebrates and endorses virtues that are at odds with a millennialism that relies on faith and an antinomian- ism that abolishes law . A famous site within which these tensions are ...
... rule of law , for exam- ple , classical republicanism celebrates and endorses virtues that are at odds with a millennialism that relies on faith and an antinomian- ism that abolishes law . A famous site within which these tensions are ...
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... in Shakespeare's Macbeth , the rule of the regicide king reduces the realm of Scotland to a grieving mother , in Of Reformation Milton's " Mother England " mourns " with ashes upon her 16 JOHN MILTON , POLITICS , AND REPUBLICANISM.
... in Shakespeare's Macbeth , the rule of the regicide king reduces the realm of Scotland to a grieving mother , in Of Reformation Milton's " Mother England " mourns " with ashes upon her 16 JOHN MILTON , POLITICS , AND REPUBLICANISM.
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... rule and govern itself " because , failing to do so , it " has delivered itself into slavery to its own lusts " ( CPW4.1 : 684 ) . Like Cicero , Milton commits himself to the ideal of virtue as right reason . Mastering the self , Milton ...
... rule and govern itself " because , failing to do so , it " has delivered itself into slavery to its own lusts " ( CPW4.1 : 684 ) . Like Cicero , Milton commits himself to the ideal of virtue as right reason . Mastering the self , Milton ...
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... rule . Chapter 1 of this book examines the character of Miltonic radical- ism in The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates in relation to the influence of such Reformation thinkers as John Ponet , Christopher Goodman , and John Knox . Milton ...
... rule . Chapter 1 of this book examines the character of Miltonic radical- ism in The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates in relation to the influence of such Reformation thinkers as John Ponet , Christopher Goodman , and John Knox . Milton ...
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... rule , how he should behave himself , what he should do , and what he may not do " ( 4 ) . After the fall and consequent contamination of humankind by sin , Natural Law is no longer readily accessible as reason , as Donne expresses it ...
... rule , how he should behave himself , what he should do , and what he may not do " ( 4 ) . After the fall and consequent contamination of humankind by sin , Natural Law is no longer readily accessible as reason , as Donne expresses it ...
Table des matières
30 | |
Authority in the Ideal Republic | 71 |
Nationhood | 126 |
Of Prophets and Politics | 170 |
Internationalism | 211 |
Notes | 255 |
Works Cited | 285 |
299 | |
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