The Endless Kingdom: Milton's Scriptural SocietyUniversity of Delaware Press, 2002 - 220 Seiten in 1644, Milton envisioned society as a manifestation of the dynamic energy he discovered in scriptural texts: England was potentially a nation of emancipated, prophetic citizens. in 1660, writing in opposition to the restoration of the monarchy, Milton lamented England's lapse from prophetic potential to political idolatry; nevertheless, he continued to explore the cultural centrality of the Bible in the context of political reversal. His three major poems- 'Paradise Lost', 'Paradise Regained' and 'Samson Agonistes'- renew his earlier vision of a dynamic, scriptural society by affirming the vital inwardnessof conscience and criticism. |
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... Judges is positioned in the biblical canon between the leadership of Moses and Joshua and the coming of the monarchy under David and Solomon . In considering Judges as a reflection of the turmoil of his own times , Milton first creates ...
... Judges is positioned in the biblical canon between the leadership of Moses and Joshua and the coming of the monarchy under David and Solomon . In considering Judges as a reflection of the turmoil of his own times , Milton first creates ...
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... Judges narrative . Milton adapts this feature of the Samson narrative in Judges to the structure of his poem , which consists of nonnarrative intervals of dialogue poised be- tween moments of significant action . This use of the ...
... Judges narrative . Milton adapts this feature of the Samson narrative in Judges to the structure of his poem , which consists of nonnarrative intervals of dialogue poised be- tween moments of significant action . This use of the ...
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... Judges 5 , the Song of Deborah , is poetry , Judges 4 , the prose narrative which records the same events , and which precedes the Song of Deborah in the Bible , was , in fact , writ- ten at a later date . The prose version appears to ...
... Judges 5 , the Song of Deborah , is poetry , Judges 4 , the prose narrative which records the same events , and which precedes the Song of Deborah in the Bible , was , in fact , writ- ten at a later date . The prose version appears to ...
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Scripture and Society | 9 |
Wisdom and Perception | 63 |
Wisdom and Opposition | 99 |
Urheberrecht | |
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