Naming in Paradise: Milton and the Language of Adam and EveNames and naming are more important to Paradise Lost than may first appear. This critical study traces Milton's use of prelapsarian and postlapsarian names and the various distinctions that infiltrate Paradise Lost. Through close analysis of the poem's words and narrative, Leonard uncovers areas of meaning that have previously been lost to modern readers, supplying a valuable interpretive key to many important passages. Taking Adam's naming of the animals as his starting point, Leonard explores such topics as the naming of Eve, the blotting out of the rebel angels' names, and Satan's deliberate misapplication of names. By relating these and other topics to the larger episodes of the Fall of the Angels and the Fall of Adam and Eve, Leonard enriches our reading of Paradise Lost. Referring to Milton's earlier editors, as well as modern critics, he provides new insights into such questions as: was Milton of the Devil's party?; were the angels self-tempted?; was Adam right to chooses death with Eve'. Intended primarily for Milton specialists, the warm and lively style of Naming in Paradise ensures that this book will be accessible both to graduate and undergraduate students. |
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... Stanley Fish , Hans Aarsleff , Russell Fraser , and David Katz ) is John Webster's Academiarum Examen ( 1654 ) : when I find the Almighty presenting all the Creatures before Adam to see what he would call them , and whatsoever Adam ...
... Stanley Fish , Hans Aarsleff , Russell Fraser , and David Katz ) is John Webster's Academiarum Examen ( 1654 ) : when I find the Almighty presenting all the Creatures before Adam to see what he would call them , and whatsoever Adam ...
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... Stanley Fish's discussion of unfallen language in the third chapter of Surprised by Sin . While Fish never questions the special claims of Hebrew , he stresses the inaccessibility of prelapsarian language in the fallen world . For Fish ...
... Stanley Fish's discussion of unfallen language in the third chapter of Surprised by Sin . While Fish never questions the special claims of Hebrew , he stresses the inaccessibility of prelapsarian language in the fallen world . For Fish ...
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... Stanley Fish thinks so . When writing of this moment in Surprised by Sin , Fish goes so far as to claim that the serpent's words contain their own ' counter argument ' : Even as Satan speaks , the counter argument to his blasphemies ...
... Stanley Fish thinks so . When writing of this moment in Surprised by Sin , Fish goes so far as to claim that the serpent's words contain their own ' counter argument ' : Even as Satan speaks , the counter argument to his blasphemies ...
Contents
Naming Names | 23 |
Lucifer Prince of Twilight | 86 |
The Fall of the Angels | 147 |
Copyright | |
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