| Description |
vii, 616 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
I. The Miltonic Paradigm -- 1. How Milton Works -- 2. Milton's Aesthetic of Testimony -- 3. Problem Solving in Comus -- 4. Unblemished Form -- II. The Paradigm under the Pressure of Time, Interpretation, and Death -- 5. Driving from the Letter: Truth and Indeterminacy in Milton's Areopagitica -- 6. Wanting a Supplement: The Question of Interpretation in Milton's Early Prose -- 7. Lycidas: A Poem Finally Anonymous -- 8. With Mortal Voice: Milton Defends against the Muse -- III. The Counter-Paradigm -- 9. The Temptation to Action -- 10. The Temptation of Speech -- 11. The Temptation of Plot -- 12. The Temptation of Understanding -- 13. The Temptation of Intelligibility -- IV. The Paradigm Reaffirmed (Almost) without Apology -- 14. Gently Raised -- 15. "On Other Surety None" -- Epilogue: The Temptation of History and Politics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-604) and index |
| Subject |
Milton, John, 1608-1674 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.
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| LC no. |
00052977 |
| ISBN |
0674004655 (alk. paper) |
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