Winstanley, Gerrard. The complete works of Gerrard Winstanley

Folger bibliographic ID: 232269
Folger call number: DA429.W5 A3 2009
Folger holdings ID: 280718

This fully annotated edition establishes Gerrard Winstanley (1609-76) as a leading English prose writer and the foremost radical thinker of 17th-century England. It makes a major contribution to scholarship on English Civil War politics, religion, and literary culture

General notes

Includes bibliographical references and index This fully annotated edition establishes Gerrard Winstanley (1609-76) as a leading English prose writer and the foremost radical thinker of 17th-century England. It makes a major contribution to scholarship on English Civil War politics, religion, and literary culture

Contents

Vol. 1. Biographical introduction -- The Diggers -- Winstanley's political and social thought -- Winstanley's religion -- Winstanley and the Bible -- Literary achievement -- Textual introduction -- The works. The breaking of the day of God ; The mysterie of God, concerning the whole creation, mankinde ; The saints paradice : or, The fathers teaching the only satisfaction to waiting souls ; Truth lifting up his head above scandals ; The new law of righteousness Vol. 2. A declaration to the powers of England (the true Levellers standard advanced) -- A declaration from the poor oppressed people of England -- A letter to the Lord Fairfax, and his Councell of War -- A declaration of the bloudie and unchristian acting of William Star and John Taylor -- An appeal to the House of Commons -- A watch-word to the City of London, and the armie -- A new-yeers gift for the parliament and armie -- Englands spirit unfoulded : or an incouragement to take the engagement -- Fire in the bush -- A vindication of those, whose endeavors is only to make the Earth a common treasury, called Diggers -- An appeale to all Englishmen -- An humble request to the ministers of both universities, and to all lawyers in every inns-a-court -- The law of freedom in a platform : or, true magistracy restored -- Manuscripts associated with Winstanley. Winstanley and the committee for advance of money ; Manuscript letters, December 1649 ; Letter to Lady Eleanor Douglas -- Writings by Winstanley appearing in other publications. A letter taken at Wellingborough ; Winstanley's "relation", in John Fielder, The humble petition and appeal of John Fiedler

Uniform title: Works. 2009
Extended title: The complete works of Gerrard Winstanley / edited by Thomas N. Corns, Ann Hughes, David Loewenstein

Political science Levellers Great Britain

author: Winstanley, Gerrard, 1609-
associated with: Corns, Thomas N
associated with: Hughes, Ann, 1951-
associated with: Loewenstein, David