Poetics of the Holy: A Reading of Paradise LostWith full attention to the classical, medievel, and Renaissance traditions that constituted the milieu in which Milton wrote, Lieb explores the sacral basis of Milton's thought. He argues that Milton's responsiveness to the holy as the most fundamental of experiences caused his outlook to transcend immediate doctrinal concerns. Acccordingly, Lieb contends that the consecratory impulse not only underlined Milton's point of view but infused all aspects of his work. Originally published in 1981. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value. |
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... poet should be heeded , for " this man is your priest " ( hic tuus sacerdos est ) ( 26 ) . Accordingly , Milton states in The Reason of Church - Government that the office of the poet corresponds to that of the pulpit . By means of his ...
... poet should be heeded , for " this man is your priest " ( hic tuus sacerdos est ) ( 26 ) . Accordingly , Milton states in The Reason of Church - Government that the office of the poet corresponds to that of the pulpit . By means of his ...
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... poet in the Middle Ages that it found its way into such works as Isidore of Seville's Ety- mologiarum , which looks upon the poet not only as vates , inspired by a " furor divinus , ” but as sacerdos , engaged in " consecration ” and ...
... poet in the Middle Ages that it found its way into such works as Isidore of Seville's Ety- mologiarum , which looks upon the poet not only as vates , inspired by a " furor divinus , ” but as sacerdos , engaged in " consecration ” and ...
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... poet as hierophant , as one who com- bines the cultic and the oracular , finds consummate expression in the Christocentric vision . That is where the sacred vein achieves fulfillment . To explore further the bearing of the hierophantic ...
... poet as hierophant , as one who com- bines the cultic and the oracular , finds consummate expression in the Christocentric vision . That is where the sacred vein achieves fulfillment . To explore further the bearing of the hierophantic ...
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