Milton's Prudent Ambiguities: Words and Signs in His Poetry and Prose
This new reading of Paradise Lost concentrates on the analysis of linguistic concepts underlying Milton's epic, and then builds on those concepts with a fresh interpretation that considers the role that Raphael plays in it. Relying on a narrative model that was already well-known in the seventeenth century and was baptized godgame by the twentieth century British novelist John Fowles, it reinterprets the role of the archangel as that of a tool in the great plan of Milton's Father's 'ironic' teaching. This book complements a basically linguistic approach to Milton's poetry and prose with concepts such as that of retraction adopted from 'heretical' Milton critics as Saurat, Hill, and Empson.
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Milton's Prudent Ambiguities: Words and Signs in His Poetry and Prose
This new reading of Paradise Lost concentrates on the analysis of linguistic concepts underlying Milton's epic, and then builds on those concepts with a fresh interpretation that considers the role that Raphael plays in it. Relying on a narrative model that was already well-known in the seventeenth century and was baptized godgame by the twentieth century British novelist John Fowles, it reinterprets the role of the archangel as that of a tool in the great plan of Milton's Father's 'ironic' teaching. This book complements a basically linguistic approach to Milton's poetry and prose with concepts such as that of retraction adopted from 'heretical' Milton critics as Saurat, Hill, and Empson.
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Milton's Prudent Ambiguities: Words and Signs in His Poetry and Prose

Milton's Prudent Ambiguities: Words and Signs in His Poetry and Prose

by Martin Kuester
Milton's Prudent Ambiguities: Words and Signs in His Poetry and Prose

Milton's Prudent Ambiguities: Words and Signs in His Poetry and Prose

by Martin Kuester

Overview

This new reading of Paradise Lost concentrates on the analysis of linguistic concepts underlying Milton's epic, and then builds on those concepts with a fresh interpretation that considers the role that Raphael plays in it. Relying on a narrative model that was already well-known in the seventeenth century and was baptized godgame by the twentieth century British novelist John Fowles, it reinterprets the role of the archangel as that of a tool in the great plan of Milton's Father's 'ironic' teaching. This book complements a basically linguistic approach to Milton's poetry and prose with concepts such as that of retraction adopted from 'heretical' Milton critics as Saurat, Hill, and Empson.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780761845287
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 03/16/2009
Pages: 184
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Martin Kuester, Ph.D., is professor of English literature at University of Marburg in Germany and director of the Marburg Centre for Canadian Studies. He is also the author and editor of numerous articles and books.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Preface
Part 2 Introduction
Part 3 Theories of Language in the Seventeenth Century: From Essentalism to Nominalism, from the bible to the Royal Society (and Beyond)
Part 4 The Question of Language in Milton's Works
Part 5 Conclusion
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