The case for historical revisionism Martin, Catherine Gimelli. creator text bibliography enk Farnham, Surrey, England Burlington, VT Ashgate c2010 2010 monographic eng Eng lis h

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xvi, 360 p. ill. Carlyle's ghost -- A brief history of the "Puritan revolution" -- Milton among the Puritans -- Vocation, prophecy, and secular reform in the early poems and prose -- The humanist ethics, metaphysics, and aesthetics of Milton's Spenserian masque -- Mid-century debates on law, religion, rhetoric, education, and science -- The secular cosmology and anthropology of Milton's civilized Eden -- The neoclassical poetics of Paradise regained -- The classical republican experience of defeat in Samson agonistes -- Milton and the early development of toleration in England. Catherine Gimelli Martin Includes bibliographical references and index. Milton, John 1608-1674 Religion Milton, John 1608-1674 Criticism and interpretation Christian poetry, English Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism 821.4 MIL-MAR 9781409408567 LC 100618 20160719153712.0