The discourse of sovereignty, Hobbes to Fielding : the state of nature and the nature of the state

David Walker; Stuart Sim

The discourse of sovereignty, Hobbes to Fielding : the state of nature and the nature of the state

David Walker, Stuart Sim

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Abstract

This monograph takes as its central theme arguments about the state of nature that were rehearsed in literary, political and philosophic writing between the English Revolution and the Jacobite Rebellion. Texts and authors are placed in their social, historical and political context. Such writers include Milton, Harrington, Hobbes, Locke, Dryden, Behn, Manley, and Pope.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Farnham
Publisher	Ashgate
Number of pages	232
ISBN (Print)	9780754604556
Publication status	Published - 2003

Keywords

Nature in literature
Monarchy in literature
Politics and literature
Sovereignty in literature

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