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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... reason against the spectacle of physical force , portrays and re- solves the intermingling of praise , blasphemy , and triumphal march that make James Nayler and Charles II a study in con- trast . For both Milton and Nayler , Satan is ...
... reason against the spectacle of physical force , portrays and re- solves the intermingling of praise , blasphemy , and triumphal march that make James Nayler and Charles II a study in con- trast . For both Milton and Nayler , Satan is ...
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... reasons " for eating the fruit rather than isolating one definitive reason , but his speech continues to appropriate the most vital features of the discourse of wisdom : discernment , critical perception , and the questioning spirit ...
... reasons " for eating the fruit rather than isolating one definitive reason , but his speech continues to appropriate the most vital features of the discourse of wisdom : discernment , critical perception , and the questioning spirit ...
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... reason , even from nonscriptural sources , is harmonized with the precepts of scripture : " we may observe a little farther how the heathen politicians have written , not only out of nature , but as it were out of Scripture : as in the ...
... reason , even from nonscriptural sources , is harmonized with the precepts of scripture : " we may observe a little farther how the heathen politicians have written , not only out of nature , but as it were out of Scripture : as in the ...
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Scripture and Society | 9 |
Wisdom and Perception | 63 |
Wisdom and Opposition | 99 |
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