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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... biblical rhetoric that demonstrates how the authority of scripture is maintained in the larger , biblical culture in which Milton lived and wrote , and how Milton uses scripture as the grounds upon which to contest that authority . That ...
... biblical rhetoric that demonstrates how the authority of scripture is maintained in the larger , biblical culture in which Milton lived and wrote , and how Milton uses scripture as the grounds upon which to contest that authority . That ...
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... biblical wisdom is an important site at which to view this opposition . The identification of wisdom and providence in Royalist dis- course explains why Milton would use biblical wisdom literature to recreate his ideals of oppositional ...
... biblical wisdom is an important site at which to view this opposition . The identification of wisdom and providence in Royalist dis- course explains why Milton would use biblical wisdom literature to recreate his ideals of oppositional ...
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... biblical decorum required by the setting of Samson Agonistes . This new intensity may have reflected Milton's awareness that others used the Bible with an equal intensity to label radicals or dissenters as seditious . Op- ponents of ...
... biblical decorum required by the setting of Samson Agonistes . This new intensity may have reflected Milton's awareness that others used the Bible with an equal intensity to label radicals or dissenters as seditious . Op- ponents of ...
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Scripture and Society | 9 |
Wisdom and Perception | 63 |
Wisdom and Opposition | 99 |
Urheberrecht | |
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