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Milton and the Natural World: Science and Poetry in Paradise Lost
Karen L. Edwards
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Description for Milton and the Natural World: Science and Poetry in Paradise Lost
Paperback. Examines Paradise Lost's depiction of Eden in the light of contemporary scientific natural history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Milton and the Natural World overturns prevailing critical assumptions by offering a fresh view of Paradise Lost, in which the representation of Eden's plants and animals is shown to be fully cognizant of the century's new, scientific natural history. The fabulous lore of the old science is wittily debunked, and the poem embraces new imaginative and symbolic possibilities for depicting the natural world, suggested by the speculations of Milton's scientific contemporaries including Robert Boyle, Thomas Browne and John Evelyn. Karen Edwards argues that Milton has represented the natural world in Paradise Lost, with its flowers and trees, insects and beasts, ... Read more
Milton and the Natural World overturns prevailing critical assumptions by offering a fresh view of Paradise Lost, in which the representation of Eden's plants and animals is shown to be fully cognizant of the century's new, scientific natural history. The fabulous lore of the old science is wittily debunked, and the poem embraces new imaginative and symbolic possibilities for depicting the natural world, suggested by the speculations of Milton's scientific contemporaries including Robert Boyle, Thomas Browne and John Evelyn. Karen Edwards argues that Milton has represented the natural world in Paradise Lost, with its flowers and trees, insects and beasts, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521017480
SKU
V9780521017480
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Reviews for Milton and the Natural World: Science and Poetry in Paradise Lost
'Full of quirky detail and careful research … one does not have to agree with every reading to appreciate the importance of intelligent questioning to the future of Milton studies, and it is high praise to say that Edwards succeeds in giving us a fresh appreciation of Paradise Lost.' Margaret Kean, The Times Literary Supplement