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"A warr so desperate" : John Milton and some contemporaries on the Irish rebellion / by Jim Daems.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Daems, Jim, 1966-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Milton, John, 1608-1674. Observations on the articles of peace with the Irish Rebels.
Milton, John.
Milton, John, 1608-1674--Political and social views.
Ireland--History--1625-1649--Sources.
Ireland.
Ireland--History--Rebellion of 1641--Sources.
Great Britain--History--Charles I, 1625-1649--Sources.
Great Britain.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (169 p.)
Place of Publication:
New Castle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
"A Warr so desperate:" John Milton and Some Contemporaries on the Irish Rebellion examines the political and colonial contexts of Milton's Observations Upon the Articles of Peace, as well as the relatively brief, but significant comments on the Irish Rebellion that occur elsewhere in his work. Commissioned by the Council of State in March, 1649, Milton's Observations puts forward the Commonwealth's justifications for the reconquest of Ireland which would soon follow Other Oliver Cromwell's cam...
Contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; AFTERWORD; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-157) and index.
Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
ISBN:
1-283-43662-0
9786613436627
1-4438-3558-7
OCLC:
820123356

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