Milton's Messiah : the son of God in the works of John Milton
Hillier, Russell MAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2011.
'Milton's Messiah' provides the first comprehensive book-length analysis of the nature and significance of the Son of God in Milton's poetry and theology. It argues for a radical reassessment of Milton's doctrine of the atonement and its importance for understanding his poetics.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
'Milton's Messiah' provides the first comprehensive book-length analysis of the nature and significance of the Son of God in Milton's poetry and theology. It argues for a radical reassessment of Milton's doctrine of the atonement and its importance for understanding his poetics.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2011).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- 1. The Nature of Milton's Son and his Justification of Men's Ways to God: Things Indifferent? -- 2. Milton's Great Argument -- 3. 'Matter new to gaze': Satan's Blindness and the Manifestation of Milton's Sacramental Universe -- 4. 'On other surety none': Raphael's Temporal and Spatial Passion Allegories -- 5. The Good Communicated: Milton's Drama of the Fall and the Law of Charity -- 6. Surprised by Sin, Assured by Grace: Milton's Redeeming Irony -- 7. Paradise Found: Milton's Messiah and the Argument of Weakness in Paradise Regain'd -- Conclusion.
Milton, John, 1608-1674
Jesus Christ
English
Languages & Literatures
English Literature