John Locke: Literary and Historical Writings

Edited by J. R. Milton

Clarendon Edition of the Works of John Locke

The first critical edition of John Locke's literary and historical writings
For some works this is the first edition ever
Locke discusses British politics, the Civil War, the freedom of the press, university issues, and literary method
Includes Locke's own poems and an outline of a play
A fascinating window on the intellectual life of early modern England
Edited by John Milton, one of the world's leading Locke scholars, with a virtuoso team of contributors

John Locke: Literary and Historical Writings

Edited by J. R. Milton

Clarendon Edition of the Works of John Locke

Description

This is the first critical edition (and in some cases, the first edition ever) of the various literary and historical writings of the philosopher John Locke (1632-1704). The writings published here include poems, orations, a plan for a play, detailed instructions on how to compile a commonplace book, two sets of rules for a society meeting for general discussion, writings on the liberty of the press, and a memoir of Locke's patron, the first Earl of Shaftesbury. A General Introduction gives a detailed account of the content and circumstances of composition of these works, and a Textual Introduction provides a full description of the manuscripts and early printed editions consulted by the editors.

John Locke: Literary and Historical Writings

Edited by J. R. Milton

Clarendon Edition of the Works of John Locke

General Introduction
Textual Introduction
TEXTS
Poems
Outline for a Play: Orozes, King of Albania
An Address to the Prince of Denmark
Writings on the New Method
A Proposal for the Reform of the Universities
Rules for Societies
Writings on the Liberty of the Press
Preface to Aesop's Fables
Memoirs relating to the Life of Anthony First Earl of Shaftesbury
Other Writings on the Shaftesbury Family

John Locke: Literary and Historical Writings

Edited by J. R. Milton

Clarendon Edition of the Works of John Locke

Author Information

Edited by J. R. Milton, Professor Emeritus of the History of Philosophy, King's College London

J. R. Milton was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, and at Balliol College, Oxford. He taught at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, and at King's College London, where he was Professor of the History of Philosophy until his retirement in 2014. He has published widely on the history of philosophy in the early modern period, concentrating on the life and writings of John Locke. He is General Editor of the Clarendon Edition of the Works of John Locke.

Contributors:

Brandon Chua is Assistant Professor in the School of English at the University of Hong Kong.

Geoff Kemp is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Auckland.

David McInnis is Gerry Higgins Senior Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies at the University of Melbourne.

John Spurr is Head of the College of Arts and Humanities, Swansea University.

Richard Yeo is Emeritus Professor at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.