Milton and ecology / Ken Hiltner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hiltner, Ken, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Milton, John, 1608-1674--Knowledge--Natural history.

Milton, John.

Milton, John, 1608-1674--Philosophy.

Environmental protection in literature.

Nature--Effect of human beings on.

Nature.

Philosophy of nature in literature.

Paradise in literature.

Ecology in literature.

Nature in literature.

Eden in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 165 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Milton & Ecology

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Milton and Ecology, Ken Hiltner engages with literary, theoretical, and historic approaches to explore the ideological underpinnings of our prevalent environmental crisis. Focusing on Milton's rejection of dualistic theology, metaphysical philosophy, and early-modern subjectivism, Hiltner argues that Milton anticipates certain prevailing essential ecological arguments. Even more remarkable is that Milton was able to integrate these arguments with biblical sources so seamlessly that his interpretative 'Green' reading of scripture has for over three centuries been entirely plausible. This study considers how Milton, from the earliest edition of the Poems, not only sought to tell the story of how through humanity's folly Paradise on earth was lost, but also sought to tell how it might be regained. This intriguing study will be of interest to eco-critics and Milton specialists alike.

Contents:

Introduction

Part I. Having Place

Pace defined: The ecological importance of place

Place given: Eve as the Garden's spirit of place

Place lost: Eve's fall as an uprooting

Place regained: Sabrina puts down roots

Part II. The Underlying Importance of Place:

The New Testament's call to place: Paul and Luther's deconstruction

Rejecting the placeless ancient doctrines: confusing paradise regained

The Old Testament's call to place: Job's wisdom in Milton's poetry

The influence of time on place: forbidding unripe fruit

Place, body and spirit joined: the earth-human wound in Paradise Lost.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-13891-4

1-280-16159-0

0-511-12162-8

0-511-06293-1

0-511-20539-2

0-511-30830-2

0-511-48363-5

0-511-07139-6

OCLC:

252483459