Milton and the politics of public speech
Auteur :
Lynch, Helen
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367879952
Date de publication :
12 déc. 2019
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Using Hannah Arendt’s account of the Greek polis to explain Milton’s fascination with the idea of public speech, this book reveals what is distinctive about his conception of a godly, republican oratory and poetics. Setting Milton’s poetry and prose in the context of Civil War polemic; classical political theory and its early modern reinterpretatio