Poetics of the Holy: A Reading of Paradise Lost

by Michael Lieb

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With full attention to the classical, medievel, and Renaissance traditions that constituted the milieu in which Milton wrote, Lieb explores the sacral basis of Milton's thought. He argues that Milton's responsiveness to the holy as the most fundamental of experiences caused his outlook to transcend immediate doctrinal concerns. Acccordingly, Lieb contends that the consecratory impulse not only underlined Milton's point of view but infused all aspects of his work.

Originally published in 1981.

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  • ISBN13 9780807814796
  • Publish Date 1 January 1981
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 19 October 2003
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint The University of North Carolina Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 463
  • Language English