Historical Milton : manuscript, print, and political culture in revolutionary England /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fulton, Thomas (Thomas Chandler)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, ©2010.
Subjects:	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 > England > History > 17th century. Books and reading > England > History > 17th century. Commonplace books > History. Polemics in literature.
Online Access:	Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:	9781613760239 161376023X
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

Table of Contents:

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.

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