The Endless Kingdom: Milton's Scriptural Societyin 1644, Milton envisioned society as a manifestation of the dynamic energy he discovered in scriptural texts: England was potentially a nation of emancipated, prophetic citizens. in 1660, writing in opposition to the restoration of the monarchy, Milton lamented England's lapse from prophetic potential to political idolatry; nevertheless, he continued to explore the cultural centrality of the Bible in the context of political reversal. His three major poems- 'Paradise Lost', 'Paradise Regained' and 'Samson Agonistes'- renew his earlier vision of a dynamic, scriptural society by affirming the vital inwardnessof conscience and criticism. |
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... perception . In Book 9 , his lust for Eve conflates sight with carnality , yielding a confused rather than ... perceptions of Hell with our perceptions of the fallen world . He seeks , more- over , to expand rather than to redeem the ...
... perception . In Book 9 , his lust for Eve conflates sight with carnality , yielding a confused rather than ... perceptions of Hell with our perceptions of the fallen world . He seeks , more- over , to expand rather than to redeem the ...
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... perception is temporal as well as spatial when he foresees and foretells Satan's initial success : Satan " shall pervert ; / For Man will heark'n to his gloz- ing lies " ( 3 : 92-93 ) . God's speech , troubling to some readers in its ...
... perception is temporal as well as spatial when he foresees and foretells Satan's initial success : Satan " shall pervert ; / For Man will heark'n to his gloz- ing lies " ( 3 : 92-93 ) . God's speech , troubling to some readers in its ...
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... perception necessary to reading the " things of God . " Nayler's treatise is as much a political statement as a spiritual consolation , for it seeks to encourage his supporters . Politics for Nayler meant differing from the world , as ...
... perception necessary to reading the " things of God . " Nayler's treatise is as much a political statement as a spiritual consolation , for it seeks to encourage his supporters . Politics for Nayler meant differing from the world , as ...
Contents
Scripture and Society | 9 |
Wisdom and Perception | 63 |
Wisdom and Opposition | 99 |
Copyright | |
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