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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... Divine right of kings . 1. Dzelzainis , Martin . II . Milton , John , 1608–1674 . Pro populo Anglicano defensio . English . 1991. m . Title . IV . Series . JC153.M55 1991 321'.6 - dc20 90-1857 CIP ISBN 0 521 34394 I hardback ISBN 0 521 ...
... Divine right of kings . 1. Dzelzainis , Martin . II . Milton , John , 1608–1674 . Pro populo Anglicano defensio . English . 1991. m . Title . IV . Series . JC153.M55 1991 321'.6 - dc20 90-1857 CIP ISBN 0 521 34394 I hardback ISBN 0 521 ...
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... divine command establishes that a given action is lawful but is not itself what constitutes the grounds of its lawfulness ; for that we must look to natural reason . To say that Ehud and Jehu were not private persons because they had ...
... divine command establishes that a given action is lawful but is not itself what constitutes the grounds of its lawfulness ; for that we must look to natural reason . To say that Ehud and Jehu were not private persons because they had ...
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... divine positive law by citing any of the standard scriptural texts on the power of life and death . Instead he goes on in the narration to provide a wholly secular account of the sword of justice . Although men ' naturally were borne ...
... divine positive law by citing any of the standard scriptural texts on the power of life and death . Instead he goes on in the narration to provide a wholly secular account of the sword of justice . Although men ' naturally were borne ...
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... divine ' testimony ' that the ' decision ' about which ' form of commonwealth ' to choose ' has always lain in the power of all peoples and nations ' ( p . 80 ) . But Milton also displays a scepticism about the value of such lessons ...
... divine ' testimony ' that the ' decision ' about which ' form of commonwealth ' to choose ' has always lain in the power of all peoples and nations ' ( p . 80 ) . But Milton also displays a scepticism about the value of such lessons ...
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... divine positive law . ) Even though the preceding chapters have , on this view , made the task redundant , Milton agrees to examine the classical sources , and the rest of Chapter V becomes a showcase for his humanist talents . In the ...
... divine positive law . ) Even though the preceding chapters have , on this view , made the task redundant , Milton agrees to examine the classical sources , and the rest of Chapter V becomes a showcase for his humanist talents . In the ...
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