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The complete works of Gerrard Winstanley

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This is the first edition of the complete works of Gerrard Winstanley (1609-76), the foremost radical English 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 theEnglish 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. Thisedition 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.

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Oxford University Press
0191573523 / 9780191573521
Ebook
942.062
24/12/2009
England
English
1088 pages