Theological Milton
Subtitle: deity, discourse and heresy in the Miltonic canon
By: Michael Lieb.
Series: Medieval & Renaissance literary studies; Medieval and Renaissance literary studies.
Publisher: Duquesne University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Pittsburgh, Penn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780820703749
Subjects: Milton, John, 1608-1674 -- Religion; Christianity and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century; Christian literature, English -- History and criticism; Heresies, Christian -- History -- Modern period, 1500-; Heresies, Christian, in literature; Theology in literature; Heresy in literature; God in literature
Description: "Literature and theology are inextricably intertwined in this study of the figure of God as a literary character in the writings of John Milton"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: I. The discourse of theology. 1. Doctrinal and discursive contexts. 2. The ontological imperative. 3. The signatures of deity; title: II. The poetics of deity. 4. The theopathetic deity. 5. The odium dei. 6. "Our living dread"; title: III. The heresies of godhead. 7. The socinian imperative. 8. Arianism and godhead.