In this new study the authors examine a range of theories about the state of nature in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England, considering the contribution they made to the period's discourse on sovereignty and their impact on literary activity. Texts examined include Leviathan, Oceana, Paradise Lost, Discourses Concerning Government, Two Treatises on Government, Don Sebastian, Oronooko, The New Atalantis, Robinson Crusoe, Dissertation upon Parties, David Simple, and Tom Jones. The state of nature is identified as an important organizing principle for narratives in the century running...
In this new study the authors examine a range of theories about the state of nature in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England, considering the co...
At Lent, David Walker explores different aspects of human belonging through scripture and story in order to help us recognise the different ways in which we are God's beloved.
At Lent, David Walker explores different aspects of human belonging through scripture and story in order to help us recognise the different ways in wh...
