Milton and the poetics of freedom /
Offers new readings of Milton's major works, including Areopagitica, Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes, highlighting how Milton shifts the parlance of freedom and liberty from the arena of civic order to that of the individual conscience engaged in the process of choosing. T...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Pittsburgh :
Duquesne University Press,
[2013]
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| Series: | Medieval and Renaissance literary studies.
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| Summary: | Offers new readings of Milton's major works, including Areopagitica, Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes, highlighting how Milton shifts the parlance of freedom and liberty from the arena of civic order to that of the individual conscience engaged in the process of choosing. This, in turn, invites readers to consider alternatives even to Milton's own positions. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 289 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780820704661 (cloth : alk. paper) 0820704660 (cloth : alk. paper) |