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Milton and the Science of the Saints
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Milton and the Science of the Saints
Contributors:
By (Author) Georgia B. Christopher
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Literary studies: poetry and poets
Dewey:
821.4
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
278
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
567g
Description
In the most sweeping claim yet made for Milton's puritanism, Georgia B. Christopher holds that the great poet assimilated classical literature through Reformation categories, not humanist ones. Examining Milton's major works against the beliefs of Luther and Calvin, she shows how his poetry reflects their view of Scripture, the extra-literary prope
