John Milton and the English Revolution: A Study in the Sociology of Literature |
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... significance of the battle of Marathon can only be understood on the basis of a comparison between the two possible outcomes of that battle . 43 Weber is particularly insistent on the value of ideal types in understanding the significance ...
... significance of the battle of Marathon can only be understood on the basis of a comparison between the two possible outcomes of that battle . 43 Weber is particularly insistent on the value of ideal types in understanding the significance ...
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... significance . For perhaps the central feature of modern English bourgeois thought , in contradistinction to both its French and American counterparts , it is denial of its own historical origins . It is no accident that , whereas the ...
... significance . For perhaps the central feature of modern English bourgeois thought , in contradistinction to both its French and American counterparts , it is denial of its own historical origins . It is no accident that , whereas the ...
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... significance of the fact that Harapha , alone of the poem's leading characters , is entirely Milton's own creation . But such an innovation cannot be merely accidental ; it must serve a vital purpose within the overall plan of the work ...
... significance of the fact that Harapha , alone of the poem's leading characters , is entirely Milton's own creation . But such an innovation cannot be merely accidental ; it must serve a vital purpose within the overall plan of the work ...
Contents
Acknowledgements | 7 |
The World Vision of Revolutionary Independency | 50 |
The English Revolutionary Crisis | 60 |
Copyright | |
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