Milton's Earthly Paradise: A Historical Study of Eden

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U of Minnesota Press, Jan 1, 1972 - Eden in literature - 329 pages

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INTRODUCTION
3
1 EASTWARD IN EDEN
9
2 SUCH PLEASING LICENCE
19
3 THE EARLY CHRISTIAN ERA
38
4 THE MIDDLE AGES
67
5 THE HISTORICAL PARADISE OF THE RENAISSANCE
89
6 THE LEGACY OF EDEN
125
7 THE SEARCH FOR PARADISE
188
8 THE NATURAL PARADISE THE CELESTIAL PARADISE AND THE INNER PARADISE
234
9 THE FADING OF PARADISE
269
NOTES
291
INDEX
319
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