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명시된 사람: | John Milton |
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문서 유형 | 도서 |
모든 저자 / 참여자: |
Mary C Fenton |
ISBN: | 9780754657682 075465768X |
OCLC 번호: | 1194493523 |
설명: | viii, 225 p. ill. |
내용: | Contents: Introduction; Hope, land ownership, and 'The Paradise Within'; Keeping Irish hope in its place: charity, 'Reduction', and reform; Place, hope, and prayer; Our father who art in hell: complicating hope; Confiscating prayer; Myself am paradise: hope, land, and redemption in Paradise Regain'd; Epilogue; Index. |
책임: | Mary C. Fenton [aut]. |
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'Fenton deftly brings together historicist and theological, literary and political, material and spiritual perspectives to illuminate Milton's fundamental (though hitherto unexplored) preoccupation with hope. ... Not the least of the virtues of this excellent book is that it rejects easy dichotomies between Old and New Testament perspectives, and between spiritual and material concerns. This rich, fascinating book makes us think about Milton " and his culture " in a different way.' Achsah Guibbory, Barnard College 'Providing a fascinating context for concept of "hope" in the history of thought, this book does a superb job of demonstrating the crucial bearing of that concept on John Milton's writings. As Professor Fenton argues, hope underlies Milton's views concerning not only liberty, reform, and politics, but also is an essential constituent of his religious beliefs. Moreover, the connection that this study draws between hope as a virtue and the notion of place is a welcome addition to our understanding of Milton's mind and art.' Michael Lieb, University of Illinois at Chicago 'The original meaning of hope is land - the Old English word "hop" means a secluded valley or a remote enclosed space. From this etymological seed Mary C. Fenton's wide-ranging and wonderfully imaginative book expands to offer its readers an unusual and richly stimulating contemplation of "hope" as a key concept in understanding both Milton's public and private identity. Ranging from Giotto to Heidegger, Milton's Places of Hope is a fascinating and often strikingly original work of associative thinking.' Paul Stevens, University of Toronto 'All students of Milton will find much to engaged them in Milton's Places of Hope, as will readers interested in the intersection of biblical ideas and radical politics in the seventeenth century. Throughout the book, I especially admired its author's alertness to Milton's etymologically charged and densely enmeshed langu 더 읽기…

