Milton & Toleration
Author | : Sharon Achinstein |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 333 |
Release | : 2007-08-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199295937 |
ISBN-13 | : 019929593X |
Rating | : 4/5 (93X Downloads) |
Download or read book Milton & Toleration written by Sharon Achinstein and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-08-02 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen leading Milton scholars examine the idea of toleration in Milton's poetry and prose. Looking at how Milton himself imagined tolerance and locating his works in their literary, historical, and philosophical context, the essays address central issues including violence, heresy, church polity, liberalism, libertinism, natural law, equity, imperialism, republicanism, and Milton and his Muslim readers.