An Elegant and Learned Discourse of the Light of Nature

by Nathaniel Culverwell, Robert A. Greene (Editor)

Overview

Composed in a period of religious and political upheaval, Culverwell's Discourse of the Light of Nature is an imaginative statement of the teachings of Christian humanism concerning the nature and limits of human reason and the related concepts of natural and divine law. The lengthy introduction to this new critical edition throws light on the evolution of English rationalism in the seventeenth century, and the annotation establishes for the first time the full range of Culverwell's sources – classical, medieval, and Renaissance – and enables the reader to appreciate his manner of citing authority and handling illustration.

(Department of English Studies and Texts 17)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865973282
Publisher:	Liberty Fund, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/29/2002
Series:	Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics
Pages:	271
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Nathaniel Culverwell (1619-1651) was an English author and theologian, born in Middlesex. He was also a student and later a fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Robert A. Greene was a member of the faculty of the University of Toronto as a professor of English at University College. Hugh R. MacCallum (1928-2008) was a professor emeritus of English at the University of Toronto, University College.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface ix Foreword xi An Elegant and Learned Discourse of the Light of Nature 1 Notes 199 Textual Notes 245 Index 249

Editorial Reviews

Jacqueline Broad
Monash University
The Scriblerian
2005

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