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Milton and the poetics of freedom

Woods, Susanne, 1943-

Milton and the poetics of freedom [electronic resource] / Susanne Woods. - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : Duquesne University Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Early modern liberty: the tenure of kings and magistrates, English cultural self-definition, and divine right -- The poetics of freedom: "the poet Collingbourne," and Sidney on politics and poetics -- Milton's early poetics of choice: the 1645 poems, doctrine and discipline of divorce, and Areopagitica -- Knowledge, choice, and freedom in Paradise lost -- Freedom and vocation in Paradise regained and Samson Agonistes -- Areopagitica's reception history and modern contestations of freedom.

9780820705941


Milton, John, 1608-1674 --Criticism and interpretation.


Liberty in literature.


Electronic books.

PR3588 / .W66 2013

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