Spokesperson Milton: Voices in Contemporary Criticism

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Charles W. Durham, Kristin Pruitt McColgan
Susquehanna University Press, 1994 - Literary Criticism - 284 pages
In part II the authors address and interpret religious themes in Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained. The essays in part III suggest the extent to which politics inform Milton's poetry and contribute to the shaping of his prose, and they consider the effect of those political views on Milton's contemporaries and on later generations of readers. Part IV investigates ways in which Milton establishes his own authority within texts and encourages readers to choose between conflicting models of authority. Milton's adaptation of traditional literary motifs and forms is addressed in part V, and part VI explores issues of gender and hierarchy in light of Milton's portrayals of the relationships between Adam and Eve in Paradise Lost and Samson and Dalila in Samson Agonistes.

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JOHN T SHAWCROSS
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Symbol of
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Satan
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