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A Common Writing (1647)
14 Nov 2014

A Common Writing (1647)

by Emma Pitts | posted in: People and Publications, Timeline | 0

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Francis Lodowyck (1619-1694)
14 Nov 2014

Francis Lodowyck (1619-1694)

by Emma Pitts | posted in: People and Publications, Timeline | 0

In August 1619, Francis Lodowyck was born in London to Waldrave Lodowyck and Judith Roussel, prominent members of the London Dutch church. Self-educated, Francis became a wealthy merchant like his father, trading in books and cloth on the Continent, but … Continued

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Paradise Lost (1667)
14 Nov 2014

Paradise Lost (1667)

by Emma Pitts | posted in: People and Publications, Timeline | 0

Paradise Lost is the most influential work of poet and polemicist John Milton (1608-1674). In it, Milton’s speaker claims to seek the means to “justify the ways of God to men.” The epic poem, written in blank verse, recounts a … Continued

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Paradise Regained (1671)
14 Nov 2014

Paradise Regained (1671)

by Emma Pitts | posted in: People and Publications, Timeline | 0

In 1671, four years after Paradise Lost, Milton published Paradise Regained, a Poem in IV Books, to which is Added Samson Agonistes. In 1665 the Quaker Thomas Ellwood reportedly read Paradise Lost in manuscript form and suggested Milton also give … Continued

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Gerrard Winstanley (1609-1676)
14 Nov 2014

Gerrard Winstanley (1609-1676)

by Emma Pitts | posted in: People and Publications, Timeline | 0

The notable Digger Gerrard Winstanley was born in October 1609 in Lancashire, a predominantly Royalist region in the mid seventeenth century. There are no concrete details on his early childhood, but it is assumed he attended a state-sponsored grammar school … Continued

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The Description of Cookham (1611)
14 Nov 2014

The Description of Cookham (1611)

by Emma Pitts | posted in: People and Publications, Timeline | 0

“The Description of Cookham” was first published in 1611 in Aemilia Lanyer’s volume of poetry Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum.  Lanyer lived from 1569-1645.  The poem is a farewell to the beloved estate Cookham and its lady, the Countess of Cumberland; … Continued

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Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum (1611)
14 Nov 2014

Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum (1611)

by Emma Pitts | posted in: People and Publications, Timeline | 0

“Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum” was first published in 1611 in Aemilia Lanyer’s volume of poetry by the same title, though the year it was written is unknown. Lanyer lived from 1569-1645. The poem addresses the Passion of Christ, contrasting the … Continued

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