Milton: Political WritingsCambridge University Press, 21 feb 1991 - 279 páginas John Milton was not only the greatest English Renaissance poet but also devoted twenty years to prose writing in the advancement of religious, civil and political liberties. The height of his public career was as chief propagandist to the Commonwealth regime which came into being following the execution of King Charles I in 1649. The first of the two complete texts in this volume, The Tenure of Kings and the Magistrates, was easily the most radical justification of the regicide at the time. In the second, A Defence of the People of England, Milton undertook to vindicate the Commonwealth's cause to Europe as a whole. They are central to an understanding both of the development of Milton's political thought and the climax of the English Revolution itself. This is the first time that fully annotated versions have been published together in one volume, and incorporates a wholly new translation of the Defence. The introduction outlines the complexity of the ideological landscape which Milton had to negotiate, and in particular the points at which he departed radically from his sixteenth-century predecessors. Further aids to students include a full chronology of Milton's life and events, a select bibliography and biographies of persons mentioned in the text. |
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... Salmasius , the foremost Protestant scholar in Europe now that Grotius was dead , quickly offered his services . Mindful of the need to appeal to a European readership without neglecting English sensibilities , the thrust of Salmasius ...
... Salmasius , the foremost Protestant scholar in Europe now that Grotius was dead , quickly offered his services . Mindful of the need to appeal to a European readership without neglecting English sensibilities , the thrust of Salmasius ...
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... Salmasius now professed to uphold the bishops ' cause , he had in an earlier work advocated their abolition and replacement by a system of elders . Milton seizes on this to discredit and embarrass Salmasius at every turn , and to assume ...
... Salmasius now professed to uphold the bishops ' cause , he had in an earlier work advocated their abolition and replacement by a system of elders . Milton seizes on this to discredit and embarrass Salmasius at every turn , and to assume ...
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... Salmasius has failed to understand the classical writings he has read or edited ( p . 76 ) . Having displayed contempt for his opponent's abilities , Milton turns to the questions of textual interpretation which form the battleground of ...
... Salmasius has failed to understand the classical writings he has read or edited ( p . 76 ) . Having displayed contempt for his opponent's abilities , Milton turns to the questions of textual interpretation which form the battleground of ...
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... Salmasius alleged , but Claudius , an ' honest prince ' ( pp . 112 , 115 ) . Once again , however , Milton does not seek to derive any specific precepts from the scriptures . Except for an ironical flourish in which he turns against ...
... Salmasius alleged , but Claudius , an ' honest prince ' ( pp . 112 , 115 ) . Once again , however , Milton does not seek to derive any specific precepts from the scriptures . Except for an ironical flourish in which he turns against ...
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... Salmasius had no difficulty with the notion of individuals entering into voluntary slavery and simply extended it to communities as a whole , the Lex Regia by which the Roman people had granted power to the emperor being a model of this ...
... Salmasius had no difficulty with the notion of individuals entering into voluntary slavery and simply extended it to communities as a whole , the Lex Regia by which the Roman people had granted power to the emperor being a model of this ...
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