The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660: Narrated in Connexion with the Political, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of His Time
The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660: Narrated in Connexion with the Political, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of His Time
David Masson's fifth volume chronicles a pivotal chapter in John Milton's life and in English history itself: the years of Cromwell's Protectorate, when the poet-diplomat served as Latin Secretary to a republic in flux. The narrative captures Milton navigating treacherous political waters, drafting state papers, advising Cromwell, defending the experiment in republican government against royalist and radical alike. Masson meticulously reconstructs the era's turbulent landscape: the ideological battles between Oliverians and Anti-Oliverians, the emergence of dissenting sects like the Quakers and Fifth Monarchy Men, and the complex negotiations over religious toleration and governance that would ultimately prove unsustainable. This is where the dream of a godly Commonwealth confronts its contradictions, and where Milton, at the height of his powers, must choose between principle and survival. A landmark of Victorian scholarship that remains essential reading for anyone serious about Milton, the Civil War, or the making of modern England.
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