The Matter of Revolution
Subtitle: Science, Poetry, and Politics in the Age of Milton
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: April 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780801485251
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1500 to c 1700; Cultural studies; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Philosophy of science; c 1600 to c 1700; History: World; History; Literature - Classics / Criticism; England; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Europe - Great Britain - General; Modern - 17th Century; Great Britain; English Renaissance Literature (1500-1700); Literature And Science; History and criticism
First sentence: The story of the relation among science, politics, and literature in the later seventeenth century begins with a brief but potent burst of intellectual activity at a particular juncture in the Revolution, the interval just before and after the execution of Charles I on January 30, 1649.