Milton’s Earthly Paradise : A Historical Study of Eden.
Title:
Milton’s Earthly Paradise : A Historical Study of Eden.
Author:
Duncan, Joseph E.
ISBN:
9780816662180
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (348 pages)
Series:
Monographs in the Humanities ; v.5
Monographs in the Humanities
Contents:
CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. EASTWARD IN EDEN -- 2. "SUCH PLEASING LICENCE" -- 3. THE EARLY CHRISTIAN ERA -- 4. THE MIDDLE AGES -- 5. THE HISTORICAL PARADISE OF THE RENAISSANCE -- 6. THE LEGACY OF EDEN -- 7. THE SEARCH FOR PARADISE -- 8. THE NATURAL PARADISE, THE CELESTIAL PARADISE, AND THE INNER PARADISE -- 9. THE FADING OF PARADISE -- NOTES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
This study provides a history of the changing interpretations of the first earthly paradise -- the garden of Eden -- in Western thought and relates Paradise Lost and other literary works to this paradise tradition. The author traces the beginnings of the.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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