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A Collection of Ranter Writings: Spiritual Liberty and Sexual Freedom in the English Revolution
Nigel Smith
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Description for A Collection of Ranter Writings: Spiritual Liberty and Sexual Freedom in the English Revolution
Paperback. The most comprehensive attempt to anthologise the key Ranter writings - bringing together some remarkable, visionary and unforgettable texts. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
The Ranters - like the Levellers and the Diggers - were a group of religious libertarians who flourished during the English Civil War (1642-1651), a period of social and religious turmoil which saw, in the words of the historian Christopher Hill, 'the world turned upside down'. A Collection of Ranter Writings is the most notable attempt to anthologise the key Ranter writings, bringing together some of the most remarkable, visionary and unforgettable texts. The subjects range from the limits to pleasure and divine right, to social justice and collective action. The Ranters have ... Read more
The Ranters - like the Levellers and the Diggers - were a group of religious libertarians who flourished during the English Civil War (1642-1651), a period of social and religious turmoil which saw, in the words of the historian Christopher Hill, 'the world turned upside down'. A Collection of Ranter Writings is the most notable attempt to anthologise the key Ranter writings, bringing together some of the most remarkable, visionary and unforgettable texts. The subjects range from the limits to pleasure and divine right, to social justice and collective action. The Ranters have ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
508g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745333601
SKU
V9780745333601
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About Nigel Smith
Nigel Smith is William and Annie S. Paton Foundation Professor of Ancient and Modern Literature at Princeton University. His books include A Collection of Ranter Writings (Pluto, 2014), Andrew Marvell: The Chameleon (2010), and Is Milton better than Shakespeare? (2008).
Reviews for A Collection of Ranter Writings: Spiritual Liberty and Sexual Freedom in the English Revolution
'Admirable and lively'
The Tablet 'This splendid edition of Ranter writings covers the whole range of their politics and theology and shows the movement developing over time. Smith preserves the Ranters' highly distinctive spelling and orthography ... A fascinating and exhilarating read'
Edinburgh Review 'Nigel Smith is to be congratulated for bringing these writings together for the first ... Read more
The Tablet 'This splendid edition of Ranter writings covers the whole range of their politics and theology and shows the movement developing over time. Smith preserves the Ranters' highly distinctive spelling and orthography ... A fascinating and exhilarating read'
Edinburgh Review 'Nigel Smith is to be congratulated for bringing these writings together for the first ... Read more