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Milton and the martial muse : Paradise lost and European traditions of war / James A. Freeman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Freeman, James A., 1935- author.
- Series:
- Princeton Legacy Library
- Princeton Legacy Library ; 108
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost.
- Milton, John.
- Milton, John, 1608-1674--Knowledge--Military art and science.
- Military art and science--Europe--History--17th century.
- Military art and science.
- Fall of man in literature.
- War in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (0 p.)
- Edition:
- Course Book
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1980]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Combining historical scholarship with literary criticism, James Freeman provides a comprehensive study of the pro-war tradition that dominated Renaissance thought and of John Milton's rejection of that tradition in Paradise Lost.Originally published in 1981.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- A Note about References
- Abbreviations of Milton's Works
- INTRODUCTION
- I. Public and Personal Responses to War
- II. Satan's Soldiers
- III. Satan the General
- IV. War in Unexpected Places
- V. Conclusion
- APPENDIX
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-691-64301-6
- 1-4008-5507-1
- 0-691-61561-6
- OCLC:
- 889247849
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