Religious rite & ceremony in Milton's poetry / Thomas B. Stroup.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stroup, Thomas B. (Thomas Bradley), 1903-1992, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and literature--England--History--17th century.

Christianity and literature.

Christian poetry, English--History and criticism.

Christian poetry, English.

Rites and ceremonies in literature.

Milton, John, 1608-1674--Religion.

Milton, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (4, ii, iv, 296 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington : University of Kentucky Press, 1968.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Milton, the arch-Puritan and outspoken critic of the stereotyped rituals of the established churches, has been regarded by most scholars as a writer who is unlikely to have employed liturgical materials in his poetry. Thomas B. Stroup shows to the contrary that Milton made extensive use of Christian liturgy not only as material within the body of his poems but also as a force in shaping them.In a survey of both Milton's major works and his minor poems, prayers of thanksgiving, the General Confession, similarities to hymns, echoes from canticles, and many other rites and ceremonies of the churc

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; 1. The Minor Poems; 2. Paradise Lost; 3. Paradise Regained; 4. Samson Agonistes; Conclusion; Notes; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813188126

0813188121

9780813164458

0813164451

OCLC:

933516080