Fulton, Thomas

Historical Milton Print, Manuscript, and Political Culture in Revolutionary England / [Recurso electrónico] : Thomas Fulton. - Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (xiii, 304 p. :) ill. ; - Massachusetts studies in early modern culture Studies in print culture and the history of the book . - Massachusetts studies in early modern culture. Studies in print culture and the history of the book. Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- A material history of texts in Milton's England -- Combing the annals of barbarians: the Commonplace book and Milton's political scholarship -- Areopagitica: books, reading, and context -- "The digression" and Milton's return to polemics -- History and natural law in the tenure of kings and magistrates -- "His book alive": defending popular sovereignty after the execution -- Conclusion: historical politics and the instability of print culture -- Appendix A: the index politicus of Milton's Commonplace book: authors, texts, and citations -- Appendix B: the scribal entries in Milton's Commonplace book: amanuenses, students, researchers, or visitors.

Libro Electrónico

9781613760239 161376023X




Milton, John, 1608-1674 --Books and reading.
Milton, John, 1608-1674 --Political and social views.
Milton, John, 1608-1674 --Manuscripts.
Milton, John, 1608-1674 --Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.


Political culture--History--England--17th century.
Books and reading--History--England--17th century.
Commonplace-books--History.
Polemics in literature.


Electronic books.

PR3592.P64 / F86 2010

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