Sir Robert Filmer (1588-1653) and the patriotic monarch : patriarchalism in seventeenth-century political thought / Cesare Cuttica.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cuttica, Cesare, author.

Series:

Politics, culture, and society in early modern Britain.

Politics, culture and society in early modern Britain

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Filmer, Robert, 1588?-1653.

Filmer, Robert.

Monarchy--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Monarchy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Edition:

Paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, England : Manchester University Press, 2015.

Summary:

This book, now available in paperback, studies the patriarchalist theories of Sir Robert Filmer (1588-1653) in the context of early modern English and European political cultures. Making use of unexplored primary material and adopting an innovative contextual approach, Cuttica provides a long-overdue account of an often referred-to but largely misunderstood thinker. By focusing on Filmer's most important writing, Patriarcha (written in the 1620s-30s but published in 1680), this monograph rethinks some crucial issues in the reading of political history in the seventeenth century. Most importantly, it invites new reflections on the theory of patriarchalism and gives novel insights into the place of patriotism in the development of English political discourse and identity.Thanks to its originality in both approach and content, this volume will be of interest to historians of early modern England as well as scholars of political thought.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgements

List of abbreviations and conventions

Introduction

Part I

1 Filmer

2 From Kent with anger

3 Filmer's patriarchalism versus Jesuit political ideas

4 Filmer's patriarchalism in context

5 Writing in the early caroline regime and the issue of Patriarcha's non-publication

6 Filmer in the 1640s and 1650s

Part II

7 Publishing in the exclusion crisis (1679-81)

8 Much ado about nothing?

9 Patriarchalism versus patriotism in practice

Conclusion

Appendix 1

Select Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-273) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781784992286

1784992283

9781784992279

1784992275

OCLC:

962073546