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The Complete Works of Gerrard Winstanley

Thomas N. Corns

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This is the first edition of the complete works of Gerrard Winstanley , the foremost radical social thinker and activist of the English Revolution. It is the only edition to observe the standards of modern scholarly editing.

The editorial team combines the expertise of acclaimed prize-winning literary scholars and a leading historian of seventeenth-century England. It sets a new standard in the presentation of controversial prose of the period of the English Civil War. Its substantial introduction establishes Winstanley's distinctive contributions to political thought and radical religion and elucidates his literary achievements, while the annotation elucidates the wealth of his biblical allusion and his engagement with the politics of his day.

This edition ensures Winstanley's standing as one of the most significant prose writers and radical thinkers of early modern England. All scholars and students of English literature, history, religion, and political thought will want to use this book.

Language: English

Pages: 1064

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: February 01, 2010

ISBN: 0199576068

ISBN 13: 9780199576067

The Complete Works of Gerrard Winstanley

Thomas N. Corns

4.5/5 ( ratings)

This is the first edition of the complete works of Gerrard Winstanley , the foremost radical social thinker and activist of the English Revolution. It is the only edition to observe the standards of modern scholarly editing.

The editorial team combines the expertise of acclaimed prize-winning literary scholars and a leading historian of seventeenth-century England. It sets a new standard in the presentation of controversial prose of the period of the English Civil War. Its substantial introduction establishes Winstanley's distinctive contributions to political thought and radical religion and elucidates his literary achievements, while the annotation elucidates the wealth of his biblical allusion and his engagement with the politics of his day.

This edition ensures Winstanley's standing as one of the most significant prose writers and radical thinkers of early modern England. All scholars and students of English literature, history, religion, and political thought will want to use this book.

Language: English

Pages: 1064

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: February 01, 2010

ISBN: 0199576068

ISBN 13: 9780199576067

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