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Historical Milton : manuscript, print, and political culture in revolutionary England / Thomas Fulton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fulton, Thomas (Thomas Chandler), author.
- Series:
- 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
- Massachusetts Studies in Early Modern Culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Milton, John, 1608-1674--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
- Milton, John.
- Milton, John, 1608-1674--Manuscripts.
- Milton, John, 1608-1674--Political and social views.
- Milton, John, 1608-1674--Books and reading.
- Polemics in literature.
- Commonplace books--History.
- Commonplace books.
- Books and reading--England--History--17th century.
- Books and reading.
- Political culture--England--History--17th century.
- Political culture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (325 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, [Massachusetts] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : University of Massachusetts Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Examines the relationship between the manuscript evidence of Milton's thinking and its representation in his printed works
- 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.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61376-023-X
- OCLC:
- 794700491
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