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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... rejection of the things of this world , which in- clude not only its luxuries and pleasures , but even its forms of knowledge . This apparent contemptus mundi is not the chronic pessimism many readers have attributed to this text , but ...
... rejection of the things of this world , which in- clude not only its luxuries and pleasures , but even its forms of knowledge . This apparent contemptus mundi is not the chronic pessimism many readers have attributed to this text , but ...
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... rejection of the classics is , in fact , a function of the dramatic situation Milton creates in this poem . Athenian wisdom must be rejected in this context because it is offered as the demonic wisdom Hardy equates with cun- ning . It ...
... rejection of the classics is , in fact , a function of the dramatic situation Milton creates in this poem . Athenian wisdom must be rejected in this context because it is offered as the demonic wisdom Hardy equates with cun- ning . It ...
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... rejecting Satan's concerns ; he preserves and educates his own community by positively interpreting its concerns . This ... rejection by Jesus , though for vastly different reasons . Jesus ' disappearance in the desert after his baptism ...
... rejecting Satan's concerns ; he preserves and educates his own community by positively interpreting its concerns . This ... rejection by Jesus , though for vastly different reasons . Jesus ' disappearance in the desert after his baptism ...
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Scripture and Society | 9 |
Wisdom and Perception | 63 |
Wisdom and Opposition | 99 |
Urheberrecht | |
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