Milton and the people /
Who are 'the people' in Milton's writing? They figure prominently in his texts; they are invoked as the sovereign power in the state and have the right to overthrow tyrants; they are also, as God's chosen people, the guardians of the true Protestant path against those who would c...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Who are 'the people' in Milton's writing? They figure prominently in his texts; they are invoked as the sovereign power in the state and have the right to overthrow tyrants; they are also, as God's chosen people, the guardians of the true Protestant path against those who would corrupt or destroy the Reformation. This book traces the twists and turns of Milton's terminology and rhetoric across the whole range of his writings as he grapples with the problem that 'the people' have a calling to which they seem not to be adequate. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 271 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-266) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191504914 0191504912 9780191789465 0191789461 1322080178 9781322080178 |