| Description |
x, 272 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: Heretical Milton / Stephen B. Dobranski and John P. Rumrich -- Pt. I. Heretical Theology. 1. Milton on heresy / Janel Mueller. 2. Milton's antiprelatical tracts and the marginality of doctrine / Thomas N. Corns. 3. How radical was the young Milton? / Barbara K. Lewalski -- Pt. II. Heresy and Consequences. 4. Milton's Arianism: why it matters / John P. Rumrich. 5. "Elect above the rest": theology as self-representation in Milton / Stephen M. Fallon. 6. Milton's kisses / William Kerrigan -- Pt. III. Heresy and Community. 7. Licensing Milton's heresy / Stephen B. Dobianski. 8. Milton and the rationale of insulting / John K. Hale. 9. Treason against God and state: blasphemy in Milton's culture and Paradise Lost / David Loewenstein. 10. The politics of performance in the inner theater: Samson Agonistes as closet drama / Elizabeth Sauer -- Pt. IV. Readers of Heresy. 11. Asserting eternal providence: John Milton through the window of liberation theology / John S. Bennett |
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12. Milton's transgressive maneuvers: receptions (then and now) and the sexual politics of Paradise Lost / Joseph Wittreich |
| Summary |
It is distinctly paradoxical that John Milton - who opposed infant baptism, supported regicide, defended divorce, and approved of polygamy - should be heard as a voice of orthodoxy. Yet modern scholarship has often understated or explained away his heretical opinions. This volume investigates aspects of Milton's works inconsistent with conventional beliefs, whether in terms of seventeenth-century theology or the common assumptions of Milton scholars. Contributors situate Milton and his writings within his specific historical circumstances, paying special attention to Milton's paradigmatic position within seventeenth-century religious controversy |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Milton, John, 1608-1674 -- Religion.
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Christian heresies in literature.
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Christian heresies -- History -- Modern period, 1500-
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Christian literature, English -- History and criticism.
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Heresy in literature.
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Theology -- History -- 17th century.
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| SUBJECT |
England -- Church history -- 17th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043268
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| Author |
Dobranski, Stephen B.
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Rumrich, John Peter, 1954-
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| LC no. |
97035243 |
| ISBN |
0521630657 |
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