About this title: Grossman examines the narrative form of Paradise Lost to discover Milton's thoroughly modern concept of self. Banished from paradise, the epic poem's protagonists become 'authors to themselves in all/Both what they judge and what they choose', left to create their own story in relation to the story already written by God. Grossman believes the resulting structure of the poem must be understood in the context of seventeenth-century historical and theological developments, specifically Bacon's notion of history as progress and Protestant theology's notion of the inner voice. The book draws upon ...
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780521340373ISBN:0521340373
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0-521-34037-3. 243 pp. Frontis. Prev owner's name on ffep. Spine bumped. Jacket lightly wrinkled at top edge. A study of Paradise Lost examining the representation of subjectivity in it, and analyzing the historical conditions around it.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780521059978ISBN:0521059976
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780521340373ISBN:0521340373
Description: BRAND NEW. 18.9 by.75 inches. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing)(256 pages) grossman examines the narrative form of paradise lost to discover milton's thoroughly modern concept of self. grossman examines the narrative form of paradise lost to discover milton's thoroughly modern concept of self. banished from paradise, the epic poem's protagonists become 'authors to themselves in all/both what they judge and what they choose', left to create their own story in ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780521340373ISBN:0521340373
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Description: New. Grossman examines the narrative form of Paradise Lost to discover Milton's thoroughly modern concept of self. Banished from paradise, the epic poem's protagonists become 'Äòauthors to themselves in all/Both what they judge and what they choose'Äô, left to create their own story in relation to the story already written by God. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521059978ISBN:0521059976
Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. Grossman examines the narrative form of Paradise Lost to discover Milton's thoroughly modern concept of self. Banished from paradise, the epic poem's protagonists become "authors to themselves in all/Both what they judge and what they choose, " left to create their own story in relation to the story already written by God. Grossman believes ... read more
Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. Grossman examines the narrative form of Paradise Lost to discover Milton's thoroughly modern concept of self. Banished from paradise, the epic poem's protagonists become "authors to themselves in all/Both what they judge and what they choose, " left to create their own story in relation to the story already written by God. Grossman believes ... read more
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