Milton and Heresy - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521100933 ISBN 13 : 9780521100939

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Twelve essays examine Milton's heretical opinions and dissent from orthodoxies of modern Milton criticism.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

It is distinctly paradoxical that John Milton - who opposed infant baptism, supported regicide, defended divorce and approved of polygamy - should be heard as a voice of orthodoxy. Yet modern scholarship has often understated or explained away his heretical opinions. This volume investigates aspects of Milton's works inconsistent with conventional beliefs, whether in terms of seventeenth-century theology or the common assumptions of Milton scholars. Contributors situate Milton and his writings within his specific historical circumstances, paying special attention to Milton's pragmatic position within seventeenth-century religious controversy. The volume's four sections deal with heretical theology, heresy's consequences, heresy and community, and readers of heresy; their common premise is that Milton, as poet, thinker and public servant, eschewed set beliefs and regarded indeterminacy and uncertainty as fundamental to human existence.

Revue de presse

"These outstanding essays dislodge the tenacious assumption that Milton's religious thought is orthodox." John Childs, Albion

"...splendid..." Larry R. Isitt, Church History

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521100933
• ISBN 13: 9780521100939
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 284
• Éditeur: Dobranski Stephen B.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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