Delirious Milton
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Gewicht:
332 g
Format:
235x157x13 mm
Beschreibung:
In this compelling account of divine Creation and human creativity, Gordon Teskey has brought Milton into modernity. Whether creative processes are closer to hallucinations or delirium, they are informed throughout by a spirituality that defies dogma. This book is an important contribution to Milton studies as well as to the rich discourse, from Plato to Heidegger, on the creative process itself.
Teskey argues that Milton’s creative power is drawn from a rift at the center of his consciousness over the question of creation itself. This rift forces the poet to oscillate deliriously between two incompatible perspectives, at once affirming and denying the presence of spirit in what he creates.
Prologue Introduction 1. Milton's Halo 2. Milton and Modernity 3. Why, This Is Chaos 4. God's Body: Concept and Metaphor 5. A Bleeding Rib: On the Creation of Eve 6. Milton's Choice of Subject 7. Revolution in Paradise Regained 8. Samson and the Heap of the Dead Notes Index