Thomas N. Corns

Regaining Paradise Lost (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Paradise Lost is not merely the masterpiece of John Milton (1608-74) but a turning point in style and form, which had a profound influence on the poetry of the following century. Divided into two parts, this major survey begins by discussing the revolutionary characteristics of Paradise Lost in the context of contemporary literary norms and examines the theological, psychological, stylistic and narrative innovation in the poem. It then provides a fuller account of the complex, and now obscure political, and theological issues and other issues that Milton's poem addresses and sought to resolve. It concludes by examining the themes discussed in the light of the influence of the poem on the tradition of English literature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317898375
• Artikelnr.: 40438744

Autorenporträt

Thoman Corns is Professor of English at Bangor University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. God: Earth and heaven, time and space
the Father and the Son
the Holy Spirit 2. Good and bad angels: the physical properties of angels
the problem of Satan 3. People: knowing
the private life of Adam and Eve
the obligation of choice
salvation
after the fall 4.Chaos and the created world: chaos, light and the deep
nature and fecundity 5. The English epic: neoclassicism and the English epic
the syntax of "Paradise Lost"
narrative structure 6. The politics of "Paradise Lost": Milton and the failed revolution
the legacy of revolution
the political animal
republican and anti-clerical values.