Milton's rival hermeneutics : reason is but choosing / edited by Richard J. DuRocher and Margaret Olofson Thickstun.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

DuRocher, Richard J., editor.

Thickstun, Margaret Olofson, 1956- editor.

Series:

Medieval and Renaissance literary studies.

Medieval & renaissance literary studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Milton, John, 1608-1674--Criticism and interpretation.

Milton, John.

Hermeneutics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 278 p. )

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : Duquesne University Press, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"As these 11 essays demonstrate, Milton's own acts of interpretation in his major works compel readers to reflect not only on the rival hermeneutics they find there, but also to reflect on their own hermeneutic principles and choices -- an interpretive complexity that is integral to the enduring appeal of Milton's poetry"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

COVER Front

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Introduction

Notes to INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1: Inviting Rival Hermeneutics Milton's Language of Violence and the Invitation to Freedom

Chapter 2: "A Table Richly Spread "Nature, Place, and Choice in Milton's Nativity Ode

Chapter 3: Dead Shepherd Milton's Lycidas

Chapter 4:Toward Latinitas Revising the Defensio

Chapter 5: Interpreting God's Word - and Words -in Paradise Lost

Chapter 6: Sites of Contentionin Paradise Lost Scenes of Instruction, Lessons in Interpretation

Chapter 7: Narrative, Judgment, and Justice in Paradise Lost

Chapter 8: Rethinking "shee for God in him" Paradise Lost and Milton's Quaker Contemporaries

Chapter 9: Fame, Shame, and the Importance of Community in Samson Agonistes

Chapter 10: Satan in Paradise Regained The Quest for Identity

Chapter 11: Hermes's Blessed Retreat Rival Views of Learning in Paradise Regained

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-263) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780820705811

0820705810

OCLC:

809317390