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Milton and the death of man : humanism on trial in Paradise lost

Harold Skulsky

University of Delaware Press , Associated University Presses, c2000

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-258) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The core of Milton and the Death of Man is a detailed study of the implicit courtroom narrative (in defense of God) at the heart of Paradise Lost. Separate sections are devoted to the legal and religious background of the notion of a narrative defense of God, the history of the free will concept underlying the defense, the way theories of the origin of the universe bear on the defense, and the question of justice and mercy as they affect both Tempters and Temptees. The study is designed to bring out conceptual issues central to the poem and to the intellectual life of the Renaissance as well as our own culture.

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  • NCID
    BA47062945
  • ISBN
    • 0874137195
  • LCCN
    99051869
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Newark,London
  • Pages/Volumes
    262 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
  • Subject Headings
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