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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... social views . 2. Milton , John , 1608-1674 - Religion . 3. Politics and literature - England- History - 17th century . 4. Christianity and literature - England- History - 17th century . 5. Literature and society - England - History ...
... social views . 2. Milton , John , 1608-1674 - Religion . 3. Politics and literature - England- History - 17th century . 4. Christianity and literature - England- History - 17th century . 5. Literature and society - England - History ...
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... Social Sciences for fund- ing my overseas research ( in 2002 and 2004 ) through its Staff Research Support Scheme . To John Richardson and Robbie B. H. Goh , former and current heads of the Department of English Lan- guage and ...
... Social Sciences for fund- ing my overseas research ( in 2002 and 2004 ) through its Staff Research Support Scheme . To John Richardson and Robbie B. H. Goh , former and current heads of the Department of English Lan- guage and ...
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... social and cultural structures . It entails a turning upside down of that old world , launching it in new directions that render it henceforth different from the one that had been perceived as natural and as representing the normal ...
... social and cultural structures . It entails a turning upside down of that old world , launching it in new directions that render it henceforth different from the one that had been perceived as natural and as representing the normal ...
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... social and historical circumstances , these figures find themselves formulating their political ideas in important ways that move beyond scriptural lessons and prescriptions and into the domain of secular political philosophy . Ponet ...
... social and historical circumstances , these figures find themselves formulating their political ideas in important ways that move beyond scriptural lessons and prescriptions and into the domain of secular political philosophy . Ponet ...
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... social and cultural milieu included English republican thinkers whose interest in the relationship between preserving liberty in the commonwealth and engaging in expansionist and imperial projects generated considerations of what it ...
... social and cultural milieu included English republican thinkers whose interest in the relationship between preserving liberty in the commonwealth and engaging in expansionist and imperial projects generated considerations of what 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 |
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John Milton, Radical Politics, and Biblical Republicanism Walter S. H. Lim Affichage d'extraits - 2006 |
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