Milton and the people / Paul Hammond.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Hammond, Paul, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Milton, John, 1608-167--Criticism and interpretation.
• Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Who are 'the people' in Milton's writing? They figure prominently in his texts; they are invoked as the sovereign power in the state and have the right to overthrow tyrants; they are also, as God's chosen people, the guardians of the true Protestant path against those who would corrupt or destroy the Reformation. This book traces the twists and turns of Milton's terminology and rhetoric across the whole range of his writings as he grapples with the problem that 'the people' have a calling to which they seem not to be adequate.

Notes:

• Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.
• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

• 0-19-178946-1
• 0-19-150491-2

OCLC:

890000251