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9780847680528

Polite Wisdom Heathen Rhetoric in Milton's Areopagitica

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  • ISBN13:

    9780847680528

  • ISBN10:

    0847680525

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1995-09-06
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary

Through a careful and lively analysis of censorship in the Areopagitica, Paul M. Dowling challenges prevailing views of Milton as a Puritan and grapples with a perennial political issue: censorship. In addition to refuting traditional interpretations of Milton, Dowling's reading of the Areopagitica questions the currently fashionable assumption that thinkers unconsciously reflect the tenor of their times. Polite Wisdom will be of interest of political philosophers as well as scholars and students of English literature.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: "Historicizing" Milton
Shrewd Frontispieces: "To the Parliament of England"p. 1
Use (or Abuse) of Historyp. 19
The Christian Authoritiesp. 29
The Insufficiency of Licensingp. 45
The Harm of Licensingp. 65
Digression on the "Nation"p. 81
The Peroration: "What Is Appropriate for Each"p. 93
Conclusion: "Polite Wisdom"p. 105
Appendix: Events in the Life of John Miltonp. 109
Indexp. 111
About the Authorp. 113
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