Milton's Messiah provides the first comprehensive book-length analysis of thenature and significance of the Son of God in Milton's poetry and theology. Itargues for a radical reassessment of Milton's doctrine of the atonement and its importance for understanding his poetics. INDICE: Notes on Texts and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1: The Nature of Milton's Son and His Justification of Men's Ways to God: Things Indifferent?; 2: Milton's Great Argument; 3: <'Matter new to gaze>': Satan's Blindness andthe Manifestation of Milton's Sacramental Universe; 4: <'On other surety none>': Raphael's Temporal and Spatial Passion Allegories; 5: 5. The Good Communicated: Milton's Drama of the Fall 213-246 and the Law of Charity; 6: Surprised by Sin, Assured by Grace: Milton's Redeeming Irony; 7: Paradise Found: Milton's Messiah and the Argument of Weakness in Paradise Regain'd; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-959188-6
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 13/01/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés