Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-250) and index.
Contents
The power of matter in the English Revolution -- Marvell, Winstanley, and the natural history of the green age -- Marvell and the action of virginity -- Chaos, creation, and the political science of Paradise lost -- Milton and the mysterious terms of history -- Margaret Cavendish and the gendering of the vitalist utopia -- Conclusion : Adamant liberals : the failure of the matter of revolution.