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Collection of the Ranter Writings Spiritual Liberty and Sexual Freedom in the English Revolution

Smith, Nigel
Heftet / 2014 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780745333601
Publisert
2014
Utgiver
Vendor
Pluto Press
Vekt
461 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
160 mm
Aldersnivå
Crossover, P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
296

Forfatter
Smith, Nigel
Foreword by
Carey, John

Biographical note

Nigel Smith is William and Annie S. Paton Foundation Professor of Ancient and Modern Literature at Princeton University. His books include A Collection of Ranter Writings (Pluto, 2014), Andrew Marvell: The Chameleon (2010), and Is Milton better than Shakespeare? (2008), Harvard University Press. John Carey is a British literary critic, and post-retirement emeritus Merton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. He contributed the foreword to A Collection of Ranter Writings (Pluto, 2014).

Collection of the Ranter Writings Spiritual Liberty and Sexual Freedom in the English Revolution

Smith, Nigel
Heftet / 2014 / Engelsk
Smith, Nigel
Heftet / 2014 / Engelsk
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'As a primer in the strangeness of radical thought during the period, as well as a wildly entertaining (if slightly crazed) read'

- Times Literary Supplement,

'Nigel Smith is to be congratulated for bringing these writings together for the first time in one volume'

- History Today,

'This splendid edition of Ranter writings covers the whole range of their politics and theology and shows the movement developing over time. Smith preserves the Ranters' highly distinctive spelling and orthography ... A fascinating and exhilarating read'

- Edinburgh Review,

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'Admirable and lively'

- The Tablet,

<p>'Ranter Writings is a intriguing collection'</p>

- Catholic Herald,

The Ranters - like the Levellers and the Diggers - were a group of religious libertarians who flourished during the English Civil War (1642-1651), a period of social and religious turmoil which saw, in the words of the historian Christopher Hill, 'the world turned upside down'. A Collection of Ranter Writings is the most notable attempt to anthologise the key Ranter writings, bringing together some of the most remarkable, visionary and unforgettable texts. The subjects range from the limits to pleasure and divine right, to social justice and collective action. The Ranters have intrigued and captivated generations of scholars and philosophers. This carefully curated collection will be of great interest to historians, philosophers and all those trying to understand past radical traditions.
Les mer
The most comprehensive attempt to anthologise the key Ranter writings - bringing together some remarkable, visionary and unforgettable texts.
Foreword Foreword to First Edition, 1983 by John Carey Preface Abbreviations Introduction Further Reading 1. Abiezer Coppe Preface to 'John the Divine's Divinity' (1648) 'Some Sweet Sips, of some Spiritual Wine' (1649) 'An Additional and Preambular Hint' to Richard Coppin's 'Divine Teachings' (1649) 'A Fiery Flying Roll' and 'A Second Fiery Flying Roule' (1649) Letter from Coppe to Salmon and Wyke (c. April-June 1650) 'Divine Fire-Works' (1657) 2. Laurence Clarkson 'A Single Eye All Light, No Darkness' (1650) Letter from Clarkson to William Rawlinson (mid-July-Oct 1650) From 'The Lost Sheep Found' (1660) 3. Joseph Salmon 'A Rout, A Rout' (1649) Letter from Salmon to Thomas Webbe (3 April 1650) 'Heights in Depths' (1651) 4. Jacob Bauthumley 'The Light and Dark Sides of God' (1650) Index Index of Biblical References  
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'As a primer in the strangeness of radical thought during the period, as well as a wildly entertaining (if slightly crazed) read'

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'As a primer in the strangeness of radical thought during the period, as well as a wildly entertaining (if slightly crazed) read'

- Times Literary Supplement,

'Nigel Smith is to be congratulated for bringing these writings together for the first time in one volume'

- History Today,

'This splendid edition of Ranter writings covers the whole range of their politics and theology and shows the movement developing over time. Smith preserves the Ranters' highly distinctive spelling and orthography ... A fascinating and exhilarating read'

- Edinburgh Review,

Se alle

'Admirable and lively'

- The Tablet,

<p>'Ranter Writings is a intriguing collection'</p>

- Catholic Herald,

The Ranters - like the Levellers and the Diggers - were a group of religious libertarians who flourished during the English Civil War (1642-1651), a period of social and religious turmoil which saw, in the words of the historian Christopher Hill, 'the world turned upside down'. A Collection of Ranter Writings is the most notable attempt to anthologise the key Ranter writings, bringing together some of the most remarkable, visionary and unforgettable texts. The subjects range from the limits to pleasure and divine right, to social justice and collective action. The Ranters have intrigued and captivated generations of scholars and philosophers. This carefully curated collection will be of great interest to historians, philosophers and all those trying to understand past radical traditions.
Les mer
The most comprehensive attempt to anthologise the key Ranter writings - bringing together some remarkable, visionary and unforgettable texts.
Foreword Foreword to First Edition, 1983 by John Carey Preface Abbreviations Introduction Further Reading 1. Abiezer Coppe Preface to 'John the Divine's Divinity' (1648) 'Some Sweet Sips, of some Spiritual Wine' (1649) 'An Additional and Preambular Hint' to Richard Coppin's 'Divine Teachings' (1649) 'A Fiery Flying Roll' and 'A Second Fiery Flying Roule' (1649) Letter from Coppe to Salmon and Wyke (c. April-June 1650) 'Divine Fire-Works' (1657) 2. Laurence Clarkson 'A Single Eye All Light, No Darkness' (1650) Letter from Clarkson to William Rawlinson (mid-July-Oct 1650) From 'The Lost Sheep Found' (1660) 3. Joseph Salmon 'A Rout, A Rout' (1649) Letter from Salmon to Thomas Webbe (3 April 1650) 'Heights in Depths' (1651) 4. Jacob Bauthumley 'The Light and Dark Sides of God' (1650) Index Index of Biblical References  
Les mer
'As a primer in the strangeness of radical thought during the period, as well as a wildly entertaining (if slightly crazed) read'

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780745333601
Publisert
2014
Utgiver
Vendor
Pluto Press
Vekt
461 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
160 mm
Aldersnivå
Crossover, P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
296

Forfatter
Smith, Nigel
Foreword by
Carey, John

Biographical note

Nigel Smith is William and Annie S. Paton Foundation Professor of Ancient and Modern Literature at Princeton University. His books include A Collection of Ranter Writings (Pluto, 2014), Andrew Marvell: The Chameleon (2010), and Is Milton better than Shakespeare? (2008), Harvard University Press. John Carey is a British literary critic, and post-retirement emeritus Merton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. He contributed the foreword to A Collection of Ranter Writings (Pluto, 2014).

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