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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... critical , dialogic , oppositional reading Milton idealizes in Areopagitica . The Bible's character- istic questioning spirit revitalizes , and indeed replicates , further critical reflection in each part of its canon . Biblical wisdom ...
... critical , dialogic , oppositional reading Milton idealizes in Areopagitica . The Bible's character- istic questioning spirit revitalizes , and indeed replicates , further critical reflection in each part of its canon . Biblical wisdom ...
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... Critical inquiry [ the Preacher ] made after true happinesse , and what contribution all things under the Sun could afford thereunto . " 64 Moreover , when " he had set himself to make a most Critical and Accurate search into all things ...
... Critical inquiry [ the Preacher ] made after true happinesse , and what contribution all things under the Sun could afford thereunto . " 64 Moreover , when " he had set himself to make a most Critical and Accurate search into all things ...
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... critical reflection . Eve therefore represents the indi- vidual voice of counterorder : although she anticipates and does not possess experience , she voices a critical response to the col- lective voice of order represented by Raphael ...
... critical reflection . Eve therefore represents the indi- vidual voice of counterorder : although she anticipates and does not possess experience , she voices a critical response to the col- lective voice of order represented by Raphael ...
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Scripture and Society | 9 |
Wisdom and Perception | 63 |
Wisdom and Opposition | 99 |
Urheberrecht | |
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