The Descent of Urania: Studies in Milton, 1946-1988Reflecting Milton's knowledgeability in many fields, this collection investigates a wide variety of subjects fundamental to an understanding of the seventeenth century, including the importance of the writings of Thrice-Great Hermes, the profound influence of Aristotle on Milton's conception of the power of matter, and the issue of Milton's relations with the Presbyterian church. |
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... shows , help further to clarify our understanding of his career and to explain its characteristic public activism . Several of the heresies that I noted in my discussion of Satan's heresies are especially prominent in Paradise Regained ...
... shows , help further to clarify our understanding of his career and to explain its characteristic public activism . Several of the heresies that I noted in my discussion of Satan's heresies are especially prominent in Paradise Regained ...
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... shows knowledge of the term but does not make it an integral feature of the formation of the world ; he certainly does not know the refinements or significance of its details . So he writes , Th'Elastic Spirits which remain at rest In ...
... shows knowledge of the term but does not make it an integral feature of the formation of the world ; he certainly does not know the refinements or significance of its details . So he writes , Th'Elastic Spirits which remain at rest In ...
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... shows that Milton used this newer construction more freely than did many of his contemporaries ( perhaps , as is often true of such differences , we are observing a contrast of social dialects ) . Table 1 records the number of times ...
... shows that Milton used this newer construction more freely than did many of his contemporaries ( perhaps , as is often true of such differences , we are observing a contrast of social dialects ) . Table 1 records the number of times ...
Contents
Acknowledgments 16 | 9 |
Introduction to Part I | 19 |
The Meaning Not the Name I Call 1988 | 31 |
Copyright | |
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