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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787472503321

Autore

Shawcross John T.

Titolo

The arms of the family : the significance of John Milton's relatives and associates / / John T. Shawcross

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 2004

©2004

ISBN

0-8131-5857-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Disciplina

821/.4

Soggetti

Poets, English - Early modern, 1500-1700

Poets, English - Early modern, 1500-1700 - Family relationships

Royalists - Great Britain - History - 17th century

Great Britain History Stuarts, 1603-1714 Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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