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Zusatztext Paul Seaward has produced a major piece of scholarship ... to those who have been captivated by this multi-faceted book for a long time, it comes as a blessing. Informationen zum Autor Paul Seaward is Director of the History of Parliament. He has written on politics in Restoration England, on Clarendon and his History, and on Parliament from the seventeenth century to the twentieth. His publications include The Cavalier Parliament and the Reconstruction of the Old Regime, 1661-67. He is general editor (with Martin Dzelzainis) of the Oxford edition of the works of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon. Klappentext 'Behemoth' is a history of the English Civil Wars and Interregnum (1640-60) written by one of England's most famous philosophers, Thomas Hobbes. It covers the events which were the background to his major philosophical writings, especially 'Leviathan', and is the only work in which where he discusses them directly. Zusammenfassung Behemoth is a history of the English Civil Wars and Interregnum (1640-60) written by England's most famous philosopher, Thomas Hobbes. It covers the events which were the background to his major philosophical writings, especially Leviathan, and is the only place where he discusses them directly. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Abbreviations List of Illustrations General Introduction Textual Introduction 1: To the Right Honourable Sr. Henry Bennet Baron of Arlington 2: First Dialogue 3: Second Dialogue 4: Third Dialogue 5: Fourth Dialogue Register of variants Appendix: Readers' notes in early copies of Behemoth
