Bibliograph

How Milton works, Stanley Fish

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How Milton works, Stanley Fish

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-604) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How Milton works

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

45356608

Responsibility statement

Stanley Fish

Summary

"Explores the radical effect of Milton's theological convictions on his poetry and prose."--Cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Miltonic paradigm : How Milton works ; Milton's aesthetic of testimony ; Problem solving in Comus ; Unblemished form -- Paradigm under the pressure of time, interpretation, and death : Driving from the letter : truth and indeterminacy in Milton's Areopagitica ; Wanting a supplement : the question of interpretation in Milton's early prose ; Lycidas : a poem finally anonymous ; With mortal voice : Milton defends against the muse -- Counter-paradigm : Temptation to action ; Temptation of speech ; Temptation of plot ; Temptation of understanding ; Temptation of intelligibility --Paradigm reaffirmed (almost) without apology : Gently raised ; On other surety none -- Epilogue : the temptation of history and politics

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