| Description |
x, 329 pages ; 25 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-299) and index. |
| Contents |
Milton's book of numbers : Book 1 and its catalog -- Ulysses and the devils : the unity of Book 2 -- Fear of falling : Icarus, Phaethon, and Lucretius -- Light, vision, and the unity of Book 3 -- The politics of envy -- Getting what you wish for : a reading of the fall -- Reversing the fall in Book 10 -- Leaving Eden. |
| Summary |
This new reading of Milton's epic poem demonstrates how systematic patterns of allusion and keywords give structure and coherence to the individual books of Paradise Lost and to the overarching relationship among its books and episodes. It also shows how Milton radically revised the epic tradition and the Genesis story itself by arguing that it is better to create than destroy, by telling the reader to make love, not war, and by appearing to ratify Adam's decision to fall and die with his wife.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost.
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Epic poetry, English -- History and criticism.
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Fall of man in literature.
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Milton, John, 1608-1674.
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Paradise lost (Milton, John) (OCoLC)fst01356057
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Epic poetry, English. (OCoLC)fst00913863
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Fall of man in literature. (OCoLC)fst00920043
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| ISBN |
9780691159744 (paper : acid-free paper) |
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0691159742 (paper : acid-free paper) |
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9780691161914 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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0691161917 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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