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Milton and the Revolutionary Reader
Hardback
Main Details
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Milton and the Revolutionary Reader
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Sharon Achinstein
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| Series | Literature in History |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:290 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - c 1500 to c 1800 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691633640
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| Classifications | Dewey:821.4 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
7 halftones
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
19 April 2016 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
The English Revolution was a revolution in reading, with over 22,000 pamphlets exploding from the presses between 1640 and 1661. What this phenomenon meant to the political life of the nation is the subject of Sharon Achinsteins book. Considering a wide range of writers, from John Milton, Thomas Hobbes, John Lilburne, John Cleveland, and William Pr
Reviews"This is an exciting study that all readers of Milton, at whatever level of competence will benefit from reading ... the value of this book is its opening up of Milton's later poetry as a proper aspect of the cultural history of the period."--Modern Language Review
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