John Toland was notorious. A pamphleteer, a polemicist and a prankster of the first order, modern scholarship has struggled to position his writings within the debates of his day. This study is the first to fully recount his remarkable biography, situating his writings within the controversies that sparked and shaped them.
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John Toland was notorious. A pamphleteer, a polemicist and a prankster of the first order, modern scholarship has struggled to position his writings within the debates of his day. This study is the first to fully recount his remarkable biography, situating his writings within the controversies that sparked and shaped them.
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Introduction: The Conspiratorial World of John Toland; Chapter 1 Ireland, 1670–97; Chapter 2 London, 1697–1700; Chapter 3 Hanover, 1701–7; Chapter 4 The Hague, 1708–10; Chapter 5 Epsom, 1711–16; Chapter 6 Putney, 1717–22;
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ISBN
9781851969142
Publisert
2011-11-01
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Vendor
Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
Vekt
710 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Antall sider
208

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