The equality of flesh : materialism and human commonality in early modern culture /
This book is a history of the idea of human equality in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English literature and culture. Looking primarily at literary authors like Shakespeare and Milton and contexts including the English Revolution and colonization, it argues that theories of equality in this per...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca, New York :
Cornell University Press,
[2024].
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| Summary: | This book is a history of the idea of human equality in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English literature and culture. Looking primarily at literary authors like Shakespeare and Milton and contexts including the English Revolution and colonization, it argues that theories of equality in this period focus on bodily attributes. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 242 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781501775659 1501775650 |