Dragon's Teeth: Literature in the English Revolution"Books," wrote Milton, "are like dragon's teeth that spring up armed men." This study looks at some of the armed men that Milton, Marvell, Browne, and Butler sent off to fight, reading a series of 17th-century literary texts against the historical and political backdrop of the English Revolution. Confronting the formalist taboo on historical and political context, Wilding provides many challenging new readings, exploring issues of war and peace, of economic exploitation, social repression and the radical politics of the Levellers and Diggers. The issues that resulted in revolution three centuries ago are still relevant today, as Wilding persuasively demonstrates in a collection that will interest scholars and students of English literature, history, and political science. |
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... debate in Book ii . The glory of the debate of ' a thousand demi - gods on golden seats ' ( i . 796 ) has been thoroughly qualified . The debate in Hell has continually been interpreted in political terms , and it seems unlikely that ...
... debate in Book ii . The glory of the debate of ' a thousand demi - gods on golden seats ' ( i . 796 ) has been thoroughly qualified . The debate in Hell has continually been interpreted in political terms , and it seems unlikely that ...
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... debate , therefore , has been mere window - dressing . Satan and Beelzebub had decided what to do beforehand ; they go through the appearance of discussion , but there is no debate , no discussion . The speeches are all separate blocks ...
... debate , therefore , has been mere window - dressing . Satan and Beelzebub had decided what to do beforehand ; they go through the appearance of discussion , but there is no debate , no discussion . The speeches are all separate blocks ...
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... debate - scene justly admired . The political manipulations and corruptions of Satan and his followers are firmly established . Yet this negative analysis does not result in a negative analytical presentation ; it is allied to a ...
... debate - scene justly admired . The political manipulations and corruptions of Satan and his followers are firmly established . Yet this negative analysis does not result in a negative analytical presentation ; it is allied to a ...
Contents
List of abbreviations | 1 |
Politics | 28 |
Religio Medici in the English Revolution | 89 |
Copyright | |
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