Milton and the Culture of ViolenceIn 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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... destructive cycle of violence ” and initiating a “ constructive cycle " that protects the community from destructive violence and al- lows culture to flourish . If such is the case , then generative violence may be seen as the source of ...
... destructive cycle of violence ” and initiating a “ constructive cycle " that protects the community from destructive violence and al- lows culture to flourish . If such is the case , then generative violence may be seen as the source of ...
Page 56
... destructive and generative . In Lycidas , the transition from the destructive to the generative implications of the " Yet once more " formula , in turn , is delineated in the climactic phrase " Weep no more " ( l . 165 ) . This moment ...
... destructive and generative . In Lycidas , the transition from the destructive to the generative implications of the " Yet once more " formula , in turn , is delineated in the climactic phrase " Weep no more " ( l . 165 ) . This moment ...
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... destructive power . So it appears in Na- hum , who speaks of one conspiring evil against God . Counseling " worthlessness " ( bliya'al ) , this destructive being " dasheth in pieces " and utterly destroys all in his wake ( 1 : 11-2 : 1 ) ...
... destructive power . So it appears in Na- hum , who speaks of one conspiring evil against God . Counseling " worthlessness " ( bliya'al ) , this destructive being " dasheth in pieces " and utterly destroys all in his wake ( 1 : 11-2 : 1 ) ...
Contents
The Slaughter of the Saints | 13 |
The Fate of the Poet | 38 |
The Dismemberment of Orpheus | 59 |
Copyright | |
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