Spenser, Milton, and the redemption of the epic hero /
Bond, Christopher,1977-
Newark : University of Delaware Press ; Lanham, Md. : Co-published with Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, Inc.,
c2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The two heroes of epic -- The transformation of epic heroism in the Italian renaissance -- The legend of holiness and the fall of man -- The salvation of Adam and the Redcrosse knight -- Spenser's Arthur: the education of a Christian prince -- The evolving perfection of Milton's Christ -- Epilogue: the two heroes of Wordsworth's Prelude.
Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599.
Milton, John, 1608-1674.
Milton, John, 1608-1674.
Epic poetry, English
English poetry
Heroes in literature.