UNC Wilson MS 547 ~ "Blind Zeal or Party Enthusiasm": A Freethought Response to Henry Sacheverell and the Stresses of 1710.
This article locates the hitherto unknown manuscript poem "Blind Zeal or Party Enthusiasm" within the political context of 1710 and, in turn, examines Henry Sacheverell's impact on Deism and Freethought in light of "Blind Zeal." A complete text of the poem, with certain historical and critical annot...
| Publicado en: | Studies in Philology Vol. 111; no. 2; pp. 375 - 403 |
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