Milton's Theatrical Epic: The Invention and Design of Paradise Lost - Rilegato

Demaray, John G.

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ISBN 10: 0674576152 ISBN 13: 9780674576155

Casa editrice: Harvard Univ Pr, 1980

Riassunto

In this analysis of Milton's artistry as an epic poet, John G. Demaray offers a fresh perspective on one of the world's great epic poems. Placing Paradise Lost against the background of Renaissance theatrical and literary formspageants, baroque spectacles, masques, musical dramas, and Continental heroic worksDemaray offers the first extended critical reading of the poem as a unique theatrical epic incorporating heroic conventions, theological materials, and elements of visual pageantry. He examines Milton's early experiments in prophetic verse and theatrical forms, the poet's exposure to Italian theater and art during travels in 163839, and the influence of classical, Continental, and British works upon evolving drafts of Paradise Lost. He relates the epic in new ways to the writings of Jonson, Dryden, and others. Readers interested in seventeenth-century literature, Renaissance and baroque theater, the epic, religious writings, and the creative processes of Milton's imagination will all find many original insights in Milton's Theatrical Epic.

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Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 161 pages; Description: xviii, 161 p. , [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Milton, John (1608-1674) . Paradise lost. Invention (Rhetoric) --History --17th century. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Harvard Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1980
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0674576152
• ISBN 13: 9780674576155
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 208
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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