Religious Rite and Ceremony in Milton's Poetry /

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Milton, the arch-Puritan and outspoken critic of the stereotyped rituals of the established churches, has been regarded by most scholars as a writer who is unlikely to have employed liturgical materials in his poetry. Thomas B. Stroup shows to the contrary that Milton made extensive use of Christian...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stroup, Thomas B. (Thomas Bradley), 1903-1992
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Milton, John, > 1608-1674.
Milton, John, > 1608-1674 > Religion.
Rites and ceremonies in literature.
Religion.
Christianity and literature.
Christian poetry, English.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
POETRY > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Rites et ceremonies dans la litterature.
Christianisme et litterature > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Poesie chretienne anglaise > Histoire et critique.
Christianity and literature > England > History > 17th century.
Christian poetry, English > History and criticism.
England.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Milton, the arch-Puritan and outspoken critic of the stereotyped rituals of the established churches, has been regarded by most scholars as a writer who is unlikely to have employed liturgical materials in his poetry. Thomas B. Stroup shows to the contrary that Milton made extensive use of Christian liturgy not only as material within the body of his poems but also as a force in shaping them. In a survey of both Milton's major works and his minor poems, prayers of thanksgiving, the General Confession, similarities to hymns, echoes from canticles, and many other rites and ceremonies of the churc.
Physical Description:1 online resource (96 pages).
ISBN:9780813164458

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