Milton and the Terms of Liberty

by Graham John Parry

In his 'Second Defence of the English People (1654)', reflecting on his career as a prose writer, prior to embarking on the composition of 'Paradise Lost', John Milton identified 'three varieties of liberty without which civilized life is scarcely possible, namely ecclesiastical liberty, domestic or personal liberty, and civil liberty'. In retrospect he was able to find in his earlier writings a systematic exposition of the grounds of freedom, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859916391
• ISBN13: 9780859916394
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"