Milton and the English Revolution

Milton and the English Revolution

In this remarkable book Christopher Hill used the learning gathered in a lifetimeâ€™s study of seventeenth-century England to carry out a major reassessment of Milton as man, politician, poet, and above all, religious thinker.

The result is a Milton very different from most popular imaginings: instead of a gloomy, sexless â€˜Puritanâ€™, we have a dashingly original thinker, sympathetic to polygamy, even branded with the contemporary reputation of a libertine.

More importantly, Christopher Hillâ€™s Milton is very different from the writer portrayed in most previous academic studies. To him, Milton is an author who found his real stimulus less in the literature of classical and times and more in the political and religious radicalism of his own day.

Hill demonstrates, with originality, learning and insight, how Miltonâ€™s political and religious predicament is reflected in his classic poetry, particularly â€˜Paradise Lostâ€™ and â€˜Samson Agonistesâ€™.

â€˜A remarkable work of scholarship, full of fascinating matter and stimulating ideas.â€™ Hugh Trevor-Roper, Sunday Times

â€˜Few have Christopher Hillâ€™s command of the literature, and fewer still his awareness of the nuaices of seventeenth-century thought and style...Christopher Hill has much of Miltonâ€™s learning and more than a little of his commitment. The combination is exhilarating.â€™ â€“ The Economist

â€˜Christopher Hill has made an indispensable contribution, not just to Milton or seventeenth-century studies, but to cultural studies as a whole.â€™ Raymond Williams, Guardian

â€˜A living, marvellous, readable piece of history...An epoch-making specialist study of the source of many of Miltonâ€™s ideas.â€™ Irish Times

Christopher Hill (1912-2003) was a university lecturer in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century history, and from 1965 to 1978 he was Master of Balliol College. His many books and textbooks include â€˜The English Bible and the Seventeenth Century Revolutionâ€™ and â€˜Liberty Against the Lawâ€™.

Endeavour Press is the UKâ€™s leading independent publisher of digital books.

Country	USA
Author	Christopher Hill
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Endeavour Press
Manufacturer	Endeavour Press
NumberOfPages	614
PublicationDate	2015-09-02
Publisher	Endeavour Press
ReleaseDate	2015-09-02
Studio	Endeavour Press

Milton and the English Revolution

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