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John Milton : the self and the world

This biography combines the traditional chronological narrative with a technique akin to that of fiction, "a mixture of times and a triggering of remembreances." It examines two current concerns, gender attitudes and political ideologies, ranging Milton's work against the self he exhibits
eBook, English, ©1993
University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., ©1993
Biografieën (vorm)
1 online resource (358 pages).
9780813170145, 0813170141
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The roots of being: some problems in Milton's biography
A biographical and literary overview to 1645
The lady of Christ's
Decision to become a poet
Preparations
The left hand and the great purpose
Education as means
Covenant: sacred and profaned
Moves toward the great purpose
A biographical and literary overview to 1674
Interferences of the self
The personal world: man and woman
Further interferences of the self
The political dimension
The religious precept
The Bible
Milton and 1674
Appendix A: The commonplace book
Appendix B: Languages in the commonplace book
Appendix C: Dating of the plans
Electronic reproduction, [S.l.], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010