Milton Studies XLIX

by Labriola, Albert C.

• ISBN13: 9780822943594
• ISBN10: 082294359X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-28
• Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr

Summary

The ten essays inMilton Studies 49cover a wide range of topics including: the relationship of Milton's Satan to Marlowe's work; the adaptation of several episodes and demonic characters in Book II ofParadise Lostto the saga of Odysseus; the implications of Odyssean allusions inParadise Lostas the means of reconciling classical and Christian ethics; Milton's idea of oneness as it evolves from revaluating sexuality and gender relations in his works and his concept of end-time; Eve's dream inParadise Lostand the interrelationship of identity, gender relations, and choice; passion in the godhead ofParadise Lostas the depiction of a deity who is not merely anthropomorphic but also anthropopathetic; Jesus' attitude toward reading practice inParadise Regained; the two natures of Christ inParadise Regained; the tension between commitment and freedom in Milton's concepts of marriage and divorce; and Milton's influence through the panorama of American literature.

Author Biography

Albert C. Labriola is professor of English, Distinguished University Professor, and dean of the McAnulty College & Graduate School of Liberal Arts at Duquesne University.