The Matter of Revolution : Science, Poetry, and Politics in the Age of Milton / John Rogers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rogers, John, 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674--Criticism and interpretation.

Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish.

Marvell, Andrew, 1621-1678--Criticism and interpretation.

Marvell, Andrew.

Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost.

Milton, John.

Winstanley, Gerrard, 1609-.

Winstanley, Gerrard.

Harvey, William, 1578-1657.

Harvey, William.

English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

English literature.

Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Politics and literature.

Literature and science--England--History--17th century.

Literature and science.

Great Britain--History--Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660--Historiography.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 257 p. )

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 1996.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

John Rogers here addresses the literary and ideological consequences of the remarkable, if improbable, alliance between science and politics in seventeenth-century England. He looks at the cultural intersection between the English and Scientific Revolutions, concentrating on a body of work created in a brief but potent burst of intellectual activity during the period of the Civil Wars, the Interregnum, and the earliest years of the Stuart Restoration. Rogers traces the broad implications of a seemingly outlandish cultural phenomenon: the intellectual imperative to forge an ontological connection between physical motion and political action.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Preface / Rogers, John

Acknowledgments

1. The Power of Matter in the English Revolution

2. Marvell, Winstanley, and the Natural History of the Green Age

3. Marvell and the Action of Virginity

4. Chaos, Creation, and the Political Science of Paradise Lost

5. Milton and the Mysterious Terms of History

6. Margaret Cavendish and the Gendering of the Vitalist Utopia

Conclusion-Adamant Liberals: The Failure of the Matter of Revolution

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-250) and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501729829

1501729829

OCLC:

1132222126