Paradise lost and republican tradition from Aristotle to Machiavelli

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Label

Paradise lost and republican tradition from Aristotle to Machiavelli

Statement of responsibility

William Walker

Creator

• Walker, William, 1958-

Subject

• Milton, John, 1608-1674 -- Political and social views
• Republicanism -- History
• Milton, John, 1608-1674
• Republicanism in literature
• Republicanism -- Philosophy

Language

eng

Summary

"This major interdisciplinary study re-examines the political thought of John Milton, one of the celebrated proponents of the 'Commonwealth and Free State' that was established in England in the mid-seventeenth century. Walker shows that in his epic poem, Paradise Lost (1667), Milton presents a heterodox Protestant vision of politics. This vision differs radically from the vision of politics presented by republicans from Aristotle to Machiavelli, and by Milton himself in his major political prose. The study is based on close readings of primary texts and scholarship in literary criticism, philosophy, theology, and the history of political thought. It is thus a powerful challenge to the current consensus on Milton's republicanism, his Christian humanism, and the shape of his oeuvre. It is, in addition, an important contribution to our understanding of a tradition of political thought that continues to inform modern republics."--BOOK JACKET

Member of

• Cursor mundi (Turnhout, Belgium), v. 6

Cataloging source

UKM

Dewey number

821.4

Index

index present

LC call number

PR3592.P64

LC item number

W35 2009

Literary form

non fiction

Series statement

Cursor mundi

Series volume

v. 6