Selden's reply to Salmasius, an alternative title for the Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio, and why Milton deserves to be strangled: rumour and opinion in the correspondence of Guy Patin

• Published in: The Seventeenth century Vol. 37; no. 6; pp. 937 - 947
• Main Author: Vozar, Thomas Matthew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Durham Routledge 02.11.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: 17th century; Attitudes; British & Irish literature; Claudius Salmasius; Correspondence; English literature; Epistolography; Guy Patin; John Milton; John Selden; Milton, John (1608-1674); Patin, Guy; republic of letters; Salmasius, Claudius (1588-1653); Selden, John (1584-1654)

The correspondence of Guy Patin has long been recognized as a storehouse of seventeenth-century news, rumour, commentary, and opinion. Making use of the new Correspondance complète, this article shows the new insights that can be drawn from Patin's letters by bringing attention to several previ...