John Milton, Radical Politics, and Biblical RepublicanismIn analyzing how Milton reads and appropriates different biblical texts to give shape to his republican vision, this book also assesses his significance to the development of early modern English political thought, his conception of the English nation, and finally, his response to pressures exerted by a secular modernity grounded on international commercial activities."--Jacket. |
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... identity of the nascent republic . An important feature of his conception of this political identity is found in his understanding of England's relations with Scotland and Ireland . His focused view of Ireland as a kingdom historically ...
... identity of the nascent republic . An important feature of his conception of this political identity is found in his understanding of England's relations with Scotland and Ireland . His focused view of Ireland as a kingdom historically ...
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... identity is based upon not only a solid grounding of Elizabeth I's absolutist authority but also the view of Ireland as uncivilized and anarchic . The cultural Otherness that functions as a sign of Ireland's insistence on the ...
... identity is based upon not only a solid grounding of Elizabeth I's absolutist authority but also the view of Ireland as uncivilized and anarchic . The cultural Otherness that functions as a sign of Ireland's insistence on the ...
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... identity . Efforts to fix identity in an Anglo - Irish context are com- plicated to say the least , since both “ cultures ” find themselves interrelating through the highly vexed engagements of familiarity and alienness . 16. See ...
... identity . Efforts to fix identity in an Anglo - Irish context are com- plicated to say the least , since both “ cultures ” find themselves interrelating through the highly vexed engagements of familiarity and alienness . 16. See ...
Contents
Introduction | 13 |
Radical TheologyRadical Politics | 30 |
Authority in the Ideal Republic | 71 |
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