Logic of the fall
Subtitle: right reason and [im]pure reason in Milton's Paradise lost
By: Richard Arnold.
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 115
Subjects: Milton, John, 1608-1674.; Epic poetry, English -- History and criticism.; Logic in literature.; Fall of man in literature.
Description: "Logic of the Fall is the first book to examine the formal logical properties of central speeches and dialogues in Paradise Lost according to John Milton's formulae, principles, and concerns in his own Art of Logic. In doing so, this book offers unconventional but cogent readings of the poem's central issues. The Fall of humankind in Paradise Lost is not due to passion or will over reason, but rather to "pure reason" over "right reason.""--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.