Remembering and Repeating: Biblical Creation in 'Paradise Lost'

ISBN-13: 9780521343572 / Angielski / Twarda / 1989 / 156 str.

Regina M. Schwartz

Opis

As a reinterpretation of Milton, this study engages the ideas of Freud, Nietzsche, and Derrida. However, the author derives her thesis from Milton's own debt to ancient Biblical sources. The Bible, says Schwartz, offers Milton a pattern of repeated beginnings that informs his depiction of the universe and characterizes his poetic and interpretative processes. This original reading of the Bible enables a powerful rereading of Paradise Lost.

Recenzje

Review of the hardback: 'This is a brilliant study that quietly but powerfully recharacterizes many of the contexts of discussion in Milton criticism. Particularly noteworthy is Schwartz'a ability to introduce advanced theoretical perspectives without ever taking the focus of attention away from the dynamics and problematics of Milton's poem.' Stanley Fish

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. 'And the sea was no more': chaos vs. creation; 2. 'Secret gaze or open admiration': the invitation to origins; 3. 'Remember and tell over': creation in sacred song; 4. 'Yet once more': re-creation, repetition, and return; Notes; Index.