page_title: James Harrington (author)
hierarchical_section_title: James Harrington (author)
caption_attribution_description: James Harrington
context_page_description: James Harrington was an English political theorist of classical republicanism. He is best known for his controversial publication The Commonwealth of Oceana. This work was an exposition on an ideal constitution, designed to facilitate the development of a utopian republic.
context_section_description: James Harrington (or Harington) (3 January 1611 – 11 September 1677) was an English political theorist of classical republicanism. He is best known for his controversial publication The Commonwealth of Oceana (1656). This work was an exposition on an ideal constitution, designed to facilitate the development of a utopian republic.
caption: James Harrington, portrait by Sir Peter Lely, ca.1658, National Portrait Gallery, London
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