Delirious Milton The Fate of the Poet in Modernity |
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| Author:
| Teskey, Gordon |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-03509-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2009 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $55.95 |
Book Description:
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Teskey argues that Milton's creative power is drawn from a rift at the center of his consciousness over the question of creation itself. This rift forces the poet to oscillate deliriously between two incompatible perspectives, at once affirming and denying the presence of spirit in what he creates.
Teskey argues that Milton's creative power is drawn from a rift at the center of his consciousness over the question of creation itself. This rift forces the poet to oscillate deliriously between two incompatible perspectives, at once affirming and denying the presence of spirit in what he creates.