Milton's earthly paradise : a historical study of Eden / / [by] Joseph E. Duncan
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| Autore: |
Duncan Joseph E. <1921-1991.>
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| Titolo: |
Milton's earthly paradise : a historical study of Eden / / [by] Joseph E. Duncan
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| Pubblicazione: | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, [1972] |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (348 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 821/.4 |
| Soggetto topico: | Epic poetry, English - History and criticism |
| Fall of man in literature | |
| Paradise in literature | |
| Eden in literature | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-315) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Milton's earthly paradise |
| ISBN: | 0-8166-6218-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910815271303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Minnesota monographs in the humanities ; ; v. 5.