Milton, Longinus, and the Sublime in the Seventeenth Century

In this wide-ranging study in classical reception and the history of ideas, Thomas Matthew Vozar shows how Milton's ideas of the sublime were informed by a deep understanding of Longinus and other ancient sources. The book also demonstrates how Longinus's ideas and writings were far more prevalent in early modern England than previously thought.

List of contents

• Acknowledgments


• Abbreviations and References


• Figures and Tables


• Introduction


• 1: The Sublime from Antiquity to the Renaissance


• 2: Milton and the "Stile of Lofty"


• 3: Sublime Physics in Paradise Lost


• 4: Milton and the Theological Sublime


• Conclusion


• Bibliographical Appendix: Longinus in English Private Libraries to 1674


• Textual Appendix: The Lansdowne Longinus


• Works Cited


• Index

About the author

Thomas Matthew Vozar is an Excellence Strategy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Hamburg. He studied Classics at Oberlin College and the University of Pennsylvania before taking his PhD in English at the University of Exeter, where he remains an Honorary Fellow. He has published widely on early modern literary and intellectual culture.

Summary

In this wide-ranging study in classical reception and the history of ideas, Thomas Matthew Vozar shows how Milton's ideas of the sublime were informed by a deep understanding of Longinus and other ancient sources. The book also demonstrates how Longinus's ideas and writings were far more prevalent in early modern England than previously thought.

Additional text

A must for advanced collections supporting teaching in humanism.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Matthew Vozar, Thomas Matthew (Excellence Strategy Postdoc Vozar
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.12.2023
• EAN: 9780198875949
• ISBN: 978-0-19-887594-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Classical Presences
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Literary studies: poetry and poets