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"I will be of Demosthenes minde": Religion, Polemic, and the Passions in the Writing of Thomas Scott, 1620–1626.

In his short but controversial publishing career, the radical Protestant polemicist Thomas Scott (ca. 1580–1626) claimed the right to address King James VI and I directly on foreign policy. Building on recent scholarship in rhetoric, religion, and affect, this article examines how Scott shapes a col...

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Published in:Studies in Philology Vol. 117; no. 3; pp. 579 - 606
Main Author: Streete, Adrian
Format: Article
Published: University of North Carolina Press Summer2020
Subjects:
Scott, Thomas
Catholic Church
International relations
Protestants
Scholarly method
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