Product Description: 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...read more

Vol. 1: 'This authoritative text of the first edition of John Milton's Paradise lost transcribes the original 10-book poem, records its textual problems and numerous differences from the second edition, and discusses in critical commentary the importanceof these issues'--Provided by publisher.Vol. 2: 'Essays by ten Miltonists establish the significant differences in text, context, and effect of the first edition of Paradise lost (1667) from the now standard second edition (1674), examining in particular the original text's relationship to theliterary and theological world it entered in 1667 and thus offering interesting correctives to our understanding of Milton's thought'--Provided by publisher.

Vol. 1: 'This authoritative text of the first edition of John Milton's Paradise lost transcribes the original 10-book poem, records its textual problems and numerous differences from the second edition, and discusses in critical commentary the importanceof these issues'--Provided by publisher.Vol. 2: 'Essays by ten Miltonists establish the significant differences in text, context, and effect of the first edition of Paradise lost (1667) from the now standard second edition (1674), examining in particular the original text's relationship to theliterary and theological world it entered in 1667 and thus offering interesting correctives to our understanding of Milton's thought'--Provided by publisher.

Product Description: This multiauthor collection by some of today's most preeminent Miltonists highlights the paramount importance of Stanley Fish to Milton studies and, at the same time, provides major insights into the nature of Milton's works. As a force to be reckoned with, Stanley Fish is among the most frequently cited commentators on Milton, testimony to his indelible imprint on the field...read more

'Literature and theology are inextricably intertwined in this study of the figure of God as a literary character in the writings of John Milton'--Provided by publisher.

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Product Description: Are Milton’s Paradise Lost, Ronald Reagan’s “Star Wars” missile defense program, our culture’s fascination with UFOs and alien abductions, and Louis Farrakhan’s views on racial Armageddon somehow linked? In Children of Ezekiel Michael Lieb reveals the connections between these phenomena and the way culture has persistently related the divine to the technological...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: 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...read more

Product Description: Literary Milton: Text, Pretext, Context, by Benet, Diana Trevino And Michael Lieb

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