Milton and monotheism / Abraham Stoll.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stoll, Abraham Dylan, 1969- author.

Contributor:

Duquesne University Press, publisher.

Stuart Curran-Joseph Wittreich Milton Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Medieval and Renaissance literary studies.

Medieval & Renaissance literary studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Milton, John, 1608-1674--Religion.

Milton, John.

Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost.

Milton, John, 1608-1674. Samson Agonistes.

Monotheism in literature.

Poetry--Religious aspects.

Poetry.

God in literature.

Christianity and literature--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Christianity and literature.

Religion and literature--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Religion and literature.

Milton, John, 1608-1674.

Paradise lost (Milton, John).

Samson Agonistes (Milton, John).

Religion.

Great Britain.

Genre:

History.

Penn Provenance:

Curran, Stuart A. (honoree) (Milton Collection copy)

Wittreich, Joseph Anthony (donor) (Milton Collection copy)

Stoll, Abraham Dylan, 1969- (autograph) (Milton Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xi, [1], 377, [1] pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : Duquesne University Press, [2009]

Summary:

"Examining Milton's poetry in the context of many debates swirling around polytheism and monotheism, this study demonstrates the profound differences between doctrinal discourse and narrative poetry and how neither is, individually, able to fully represent Milton's monotheism--or, as Abraham Stoll says, 'a God of flickering subjectivity'"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Polytheism and "truest poesie"

Occult monotheism and the abstract godhead : the discourse of monotheism

God and Genesis 18 in Paradise lost

The war in heaven and deism : the discourse of monotheism

Socinianism and deism : the discourse of monotheism

The Son after the Trinity

Revelation and Samson's sense of heaven's desertion

Afterword: Monotheism, the sublime, and allegory.

Notes:

Based on the author's doctoral thesis, presented to Princeton University, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-366) and index.

Local Notes:

Milton Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran.

Milton Collection copy has on front free endpaper manuscript inscription ("To Joe, For many years of mentoring. Ab Stoll") in blue ink recording the gift of this volume from the author to Joseph A. Wittreich.

Milton Collection copy: dust jacket retained.

ISBN:

9780820704104

0820704105

OCLC:

236322107