Authors to Themselves - Milton and the Revelation of History

Klappentext Grossman examines the narrative form of Paradise Lost to discover Milton's thoroughly modern concept of self. Zusammenfassung Grossman examines the narrative form of Paradise Lost to discover Milton's thoroughly modern concept of self. Banished from paradise! the epic poem's protagonists become 'authors to themselves in all/Both what they judge and what they choose'! left to create their own story in relation to the story already written by God. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Exorbitant desires; 3. Effulgent glory; 4. 'With answering looks'; 5. 'Divine historian'; 6. 'The hour of noon drew on'; 7. 'Till the day/appear of respiration to the just'; 8. The revelation of history; Notes; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Biancamaria Fontana, Marshall Grossman
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 29.01.1988
• EAN: 9780521340373
• ISBN: 978-0-521-34037-3
• Pagine: 256
• Serie: Studies in Interdisciplinary H
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica > Lirica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie