Milton and the Culture of Violence

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Cornell University Press, 1994 - History - 273 pages
In this powerful work of criticism, Lieb explores the culture of violence--shaped by myth as well as historical circumstance--that colors Milton's outlook and permeates his art. In Lieb's view, a central image in Milton's writings is the specter of sparagmos, or bodily mutilation and dismemberment. Tracing this image across Milton's entire career, Lieb offers authoritative new readings of Areopagitica, A Mask, Lycidas, Samson Agonistes, and Paradise Lost, as well as of lesser-known works.

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The Slaughter of the Saints
13
The Fate of the Poet
38
The Dismemberment of Orpheus
59
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