David Loewenstein

Early modern nationalism and Milton's England

Although the poet John Milton was a politically active citizen and polemicist during the English Revolution, little has been written on Miltons concept of nationalism. The first book to examine major aspects of Miltons nationalism in its full complexity and diversity, Early Modern Nationalism and Miltons England features fifteen essays by leading international scholars who illuminate the significance of the nation as a powerful imaginative construct in his writings. Informed by a range of critical methods, the essays examine the diverse - sometimes conflicting - and strained expressions of nationhood and national identity in Miltons writings, to address the literary, ethnic, and civic dimensions of his nationalism. These essays enrich our understanding of the imaginative achievements, religious polemics, and political tensions of Miltons poetry and prose, as well as the impact of his writings in the later seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Early Modern Nationalism and Miltons England also illuminates the formation of early-modern nationalism, as well as the complexities of seventeenth-century English politics and religion.

Milton and the tangles of Neaera's hair : the making of the 1645 Poems

Tracing the development of Miltons double volume, the author reveals how the Latin poems complement the English works and reveal the personal, political and cultural crises Milton was undergoing in the late 1630s.

Afterword: Why Winstanley Still Matters

“Why Winstanley Still Matters” argues that the most radical social thinker and prose writer of seventeenth-century England continues to matter today because of his acute and daring analyses of power, social oppression, religious conflict, and economic inequalities.

To the Council of State

Access to justice – Two small businesses, located 3 and 5 kilometres away from a planned large scale shopping center, were granted standing in the Council of State to challenge the environmental permit for the establishment that had been issued by the Minister of the environment of the Flemish region. As to the substance of the case, the Council of State suspended of the permit, as the principle of care had been violated in the decision making and the negative impacts of the establishment would be impossible to rectify at a later stage. Environmental Permit – Large scale commercial complex – EIS – Insufficient measures to avoid important traffic problems – Access to Justice – Legal standing – Sufficient interest – Injunctive Relief – Effective Remedy 8. Case summary On administrative appeal, the Minister for the Environment of the Flemish Region granted an environmental permit for the operation of a large scale shopping complex (Uplace) near Brussels Airport. The area was covered by a brownfield agreement between the developer, the Flemish Government, the municipality and the Flemish Waste Management Agency. The Minister for Land Use Planning of the Flemish Region had previously approved a land use plan for the area and granted a building permit. The environmental permit, however, had been denied by the provincial government, due to concerns about traffic congestion. According to the SEA/EIA, the complex would generate almost 50 % increase in traffic on already saturated motorways. The permit applicant argued that because of the expected increase in traffic congestion, people would be more likely to utilize public transportation. Public transportation did not currently exist in the area but was planned for in the brownfield agreement. On appeal, the Minister for the Environment of the Flemish Region found that if all the transportation-related measures described in the brownfield agreement were taken, the traffic situation would be acceptable. Two small businesses subsequently filed a demand for annulment and for suspension of the environmental permit. The Council of State found that the first two requesting parties, located 3 and 5 kilometers away from the planned complex, had a sufficient interest in the case, and therefore standing, because they were likely to be faced with significant changes in traffic density in their vicinities, according to the SEA/EIA-report. The fact that they had not challenged the land use plan or the economic permit did not impact their interest in the case.