Ideas in Milton
Print Book, English, 1968
University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, Ind., 1968
Criticism, interpretation, etc
viii, 205 pages ; 21 cm
359580
I. The historial genesis. Radical protestantism versus the Church of England
Milton and radical protestantism
Milton's concept of freedom
Political freedom and natural hierarchy
II. The humanistic background. The millennial idea
Milton's concept of rIght reason
The degree of Puritan influence
Milton as a Christian humanist
The Hellenic influence
The theme of glory
III. The fall of man. The human situation
The nature of the fall
The justification of providence
IV. The image of Satan. Satan as ironic hero
Satan's search for glory
The consistency of Satan's characterization
The critics and the image of Satan
V. Ideas in poems. The companion pieces
The ideas of moderation and excess in Comus
The religious vision of "Lycidas"
The images of Christ and Satan in Paradise Regained
Samson Agonistes and Puritanism
VI. Milton as a poet. Milton's "high" style
Milton poetry and the baroque