A Milton Encyclopedia
A Milton Encyclopedia

Author: William Bridges Hunter

Publisher: Bucknell University Press

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9780838750537

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This nine volume set presents in easily accessible format the extensive information now available about John Milton. It has grown to be a study of English civilization of Milton's time and a history of literary and political matters since then.

Paradise Lost and the Classical Epic
Paradise Lost and the Classical Epic

Author: Francis C. Blessington

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-01-03

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 0429619537

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This study, first published in 1979, explores the idea that all spheres of action - hell, heaven, and earth - of the classical epic is relevant to all parts of Paradise Lost. The author also examines the structure, style, and the narrator of the text. This title will be of great interest to students of Milton and English Literature.

Paradoxia Epidemica
Paradoxia Epidemica

Author: Rosalie Littell Colie

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2015-12-08

Total Pages: 574

ISBN-13: 1400878403

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Paradoxia Epidemica is a broad-ranging critical study of Renaissance thought, showing how the greatest writers of the period from Erasmus and Rabelais to Donne, Milton, and Shakespeare made conscious use of paradox not only as a figure of speech but as a mode of thought, a way of perceiving the universe, God, nature, and man himself. The book consists of an introduction (historical and topological) and sixteen chapters grouped according to broad types of paradox: rhetorical, theological, ontological, epistemological. Within this framework the author interprets individual writings or art forms as parts of a rich tradition. Originally published in 1966. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Milton's English Poetry
Milton's English Poetry

Author: William Bridges Hunter (Jr.)

Publisher: Bucknell University Press

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780838750964

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In this survey one may discover Milton as he saw himself and come to recapture some of his originality. The selections from A Milton Encyclopedia in this volume were written by experts in each subject.

The Positive Function of Evil
The Positive Function of Evil

Author: P. Tabensky

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2009-06-10

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 023024226X

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This collection explores the controversial and perhaps even abject idea that evils, large and small, human and natural, may have a central positive function to play in our lives. For centuries a concern of religious thinkers from the Christian tradition, very little systematic work has been done to explore this idea from the secular point of view.

Milton's Ovidian Eve
Milton's Ovidian Eve

Author: Mandy Green

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-22

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 131709588X

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Milton's Ovidian Eve presents a fresh and thorough exploration of the classical allusions central to understanding Paradise Lost and to understanding Eve, one of Milton's most complex characters. Mandy Green demonstrates how Milton appropriates narrative structures, verbal echoes, and literary strategies from the Metamorphoses to create a subtle and evolving portrait of Eve. Each chapter examines a different aspect of Eve's mythological figurations. Green traces Eve's development through multiple critical lenses, influenced by theological, ecocritical, and feminist readings. Her analysis is gracefully situated between existing Milton scholarship and close textual readings, and is supported by learned references to seventeenth-century writing about women, the allegorical tradition of Ovidian commentary, hexameral literature, theological contexts and biblical iconography. This detailed scholarly treatment of Eve simultaneously illuminates our understanding of the character, establishes Milton's reading of Ovid as central to his poetic success, and provides a candid synthesis and reconciliation of earlier interpretations.

Paradise Lost in Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation and the Original Version)
Paradise Lost in Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation and the Original Version)

Author: BookCaps

Publisher: BookCaps Study Guides

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 1596

ISBN-13: 1621072126

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John Milton put a twist on the story of Adam and Eve--in the process he created what some have called one of the greatest literary works in the English Language. It has inspired music, art, film, and even video games. But it's hundreds of years old and reading it today sometimes is a little tough. BookCaps is here to help! BookCaps puts a fresh spin on Milton’s classic by using language modern readers won't struggle to make sense of. The original English text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text. We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCapsTM can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.