Images of Kingship in Paradise Lost: Milton's Politics and Christian Liberty |
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... claim , yet in actuality he seeks no more motive title than leader through hereditary right , free choice , and military prowess . He only claims to be sitting on a throne : not to be a king . The throne speaks for itself : Satan does ...
... claim , yet in actuality he seeks no more motive title than leader through hereditary right , free choice , and military prowess . He only claims to be sitting on a throne : not to be a king . The throne speaks for itself : Satan does ...
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... claim is rooted more fully in pedigree than God's . Surrounding himself in Heaven and Hell with whatever vestiges of feudal rights he finds useful , Satan stakes his claim to equality with God by throwing it backward into the past ...
... claim is rooted more fully in pedigree than God's . Surrounding himself in Heaven and Hell with whatever vestiges of feudal rights he finds useful , Satan stakes his claim to equality with God by throwing it backward into the past ...
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... claim to kingship of , 166 , 176-77 ; as pater patriae , 176-77 Cronos , 174 Crown , pastoral , 212. See also King- ship , ritual of Crusades , the , 72-73 Cudworth , Ralph , 171 Dagon , 39 Danaë ( and Zeus ) , 68 ; as mother of Perseus ...
... claim to kingship of , 166 , 176-77 ; as pater patriae , 176-77 Cronos , 174 Crown , pastoral , 212. See also King- ship , ritual of Crusades , the , 72-73 Cudworth , Ralph , 171 Dagon , 39 Danaë ( and Zeus ) , 68 ; as mother of Perseus ...
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Acknowledgments | 1 |
Kings of This World | 9 |
Sultan and Barbarian | 51 |
Copyright | |
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