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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... tion was ill - considered . Griffith addressed his prefatory epistle to General George Monck . Governor of Scotland under Cromwell , Monck entered London with his army in February 1660 and oversaw the reconstitution of the Parliament ...
... tion was ill - considered . Griffith addressed his prefatory epistle to General George Monck . Governor of Scotland under Cromwell , Monck entered London with his army in February 1660 and oversaw the reconstitution of the Parliament ...
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... tion since prolepsis , by its nature , accommodates a contrary or critical response . Second , the figure “ prevents ” objections in the seventeenth - century sense of the word : it goes before the objec- tion by anticipating it . In ...
... tion since prolepsis , by its nature , accommodates a contrary or critical response . Second , the figure “ prevents ” objections in the seventeenth - century sense of the word : it goes before the objec- tion by anticipating it . In ...
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... tion in Paradise Regained . Jesus is tempted to cast himself down from the pinnacle of the temple . His refusal enacts the defini- tion of wisdom as the internalization of the law in a moment of self - possession . Hence , he ...
... tion in Paradise Regained . Jesus is tempted to cast himself down from the pinnacle of the temple . His refusal enacts the defini- tion of wisdom as the internalization of the law in a moment of self - possession . Hence , he ...
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Scripture and Society | 9 |
Wisdom and Perception | 63 |
Wisdom and Opposition | 99 |
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