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Autore |
Duncan Joseph Ellis <1921-> |
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Titolo |
Milton's earthly paradise [[electronic resource] ] : a historical study of Eden / / [by] Joseph E. Duncan |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, [1972] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (348 p.) |
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Collana |
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Minnesota monographs in the humanities ; ; v. 5 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Epic poetry, English - History and criticism |
Fall of man in literature |
Paradise in literature |
Eden in literature |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-315) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. EASTWARD IN EDEN; 2. ""SUCH PLEASING LICENCE""; 3. THE EARLY CHRISTIAN ERA; 4. THE MIDDLE AGES; 5. THE HISTORICAL PARADISE OF THE RENAISSANCE; 6. THE LEGACY OF EDEN; 7. THE SEARCH FOR PARADISE; 8. THE NATURAL PARADISE, THE CELESTIAL PARADISE, AND THE INNER PARADISE; 9. THE FADING OF PARADISE; NOTES; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study provides a history of the changing interpretations of the first earthly paradise -- the garden of Eden -- in Western thought and relates Paradise Lost and other literary works to this paradise tradition. The author traces the beginnings of the |
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