Regaining paradise lost / Thomas N. Corns
1994, First Edition. London : Routledge. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #406393
ISBN: 1317898362
Physical description: 265 pages; 23 cm. Contents: Chapter 1. God -- Earth and heaven, time and space -- The Father and the Son -- The Holy Spirit -- Chapter 2. Good and Bad Angels -- The physical properties of angels -- The problem of Satan -- Chapter 3. People -- Knowing -- The private life of Adam and Eve -- The obligation of choice -- Salvation -- After the Fall -- Chapter 4. Chaos and the Created World -- Chaos, light and the deep -- Nature and fecundity -- Chapter 5. The English Epic -- Neoclassicism and the English epic -- The syntax of Paradise Lost -- Narrative structure -- Chapter 6. The Politics of Paradise Lost -- Milton and the failed revolution -- The legacy of revolution -- The political animal -- Republican and anti-clerical values. Subjects: Milton, John 1608-1674. Paradise lost; Fall of man in literature; Paradise lost (Milton); Fall of man in literature; English poetry Milton John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost Critical studies; Milton, John, 1608-1674 English literature 1600-1660 Paradise Lost Criticism; English poetry Early modern, 1500-1700; Neoclassicism; Poetry criticism; English poetry.
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