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Milton and the rhetoric of zeal /

"Describes a rhetoric of radical excess that developed among the Puritan wing of English Protestantism during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and from which Milton's radically aggressive style of prose emerged"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kranidas, Thomas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh : Duquesne University Press, [2005]
Subjects:
Milton, John, > 1608-1674 > Technique.
Milton, John, > 1608-1674 > Prose.
Puritans > England > Intellectual life.
Radicalism > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Christian literature, English > History and criticism.
Politics and literature > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Christianity and literature > England > History > 17th century.
English language > Early modern, 1500-1700 > Rhetoric.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:"Describes a rhetoric of radical excess that developed among the Puritan wing of English Protestantism during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and from which Milton's radically aggressive style of prose emerged"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 255 pages )
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-244) and index.
ISBN:9780820705378