In this powerful work of criticism, Lieb explores the culture of violence--shaped by myth as well as historical circumstance--that colors Milton's outlook and permeates his art. In Lieb's view, a central image in Milton's writings is the specter of sparagmos, or bodily mutilation and dismemberment. Tracing this image across Milton's entire career, Lieb offers authoritative new readings of Areopagitica, A Mask, Lycidas, Samson Agonistes, and Paradise Lost, as well as of lesser-known works.
- ISBN10 080142903X
- ISBN13 9780801429033
- Publish Date 1 July 1994
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 7 May 2002
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Cornell University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 273
- Language English