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1 online resource (316 pages) |
Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part 1. Expanding the Biography; Chapter 1. Christopher Milton: Royalist and Brother; Chapter 2. Thomas Agar: Royalist and Brother-in-Law; Chapter 3. Edward Phillips: Royalist and Nephew; Chapter 4. John Phillips: Nonroyalist and Nephew; Part 2. John Milton; Chapter 5. Royalist Connections, but Parliamentarian; Chapter 6. Protestant and Familial Literary Implications; Afterword; Genogram; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
Summary |
John T. Shawcross's groundbreaking new study of John Milton is an essential work of scholarship for those who seek a greater understanding of Milton, his family, and his social and political world. Shawcross uses extensive new archival research to scrutinize several misunderstood elements of Milton's life, including his first marriage and his relationship with his brother, brother-in-law and nephews. Shawcross examines Milton's numerous royalist connections, complicating the conventional view of Milton as eminent Puritan and raising questions about the role his connections played in his relati |
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Milton, John, 1608-1674 -- Family
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Milton, John, 1608-1674 -- Friends and associates
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Milton, John, 1608-1674 fast |
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Poets, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography
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Poets, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Family relationships
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POETRY -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Families
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Friendship
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Poets, English -- Early modern -- Biography
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780813158570 |
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0813158575 |
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1322598517 |
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9781322598512 |
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0813122910 |
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9780813122915 |
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