The Political History of the Devil
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The Political History of the Devil is a book by Daniel Defoe
(1726).
General scholarly opinion is that Defoe really did think of the Devil as a participant in world history. He spends some time discussing Milton's
Paradise Lost
and explaining why he considers it inaccurate.
His view is 18th century Presbyterian - he blames the Devil for the Crusades
and sees him as close to Europe's Catholic powers.
's "The Mill on the Floss
".
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe , born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain and along with others such as Richardson,...
(1726).
General scholarly opinion is that Defoe really did think of the Devil as a participant in world history. He spends some time discussing Milton's
John Milton
John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, a scholarly man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell...
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. It was originally published in 1667 in ten books, with a total of over ten thousand individual lines of verse...
and explaining why he considers it inaccurate.
His view is 18th century Presbyterian - he blames the Devil for the Crusades
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars, blessed by the Pope and the Catholic Church with the main goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem...
and sees him as close to Europe's Catholic powers.
Trivia
The book listed as one belonging to Mr Tulliver and read by his daughter Maggie in George ElliotGeorge Elliot
George Elliot may refer to: *George Eliot, pen name of Mary Ann Evans , English novelist*George Elliot , British naval officer and Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire 1832–1835...
's "The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss is a novel by George Eliot , first published in three volumes in 1860 by William Blackwood. The first American edition was by Thomas Y...
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