Milton and the Culture of Violence

By Michael Lieb

In this powerful work of criticism, Lieb explores the culture of violence--shaped by myth as well as historical circumstance--that colors Milton's outlook and permeates his art. In Lieb's view, a central image in Milton's writings is the specter of sparagmos, or bodily mutilation and dismemberment. Tracing this image across Milton's entire career, Lieb offers authoritative new readings of Areopagitica, A Mask, Lycidas, Samson Agonistes, and Paradise Lost, as well as of lesser-known works.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080142903X
• ISBN13: 9780801429033
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: NCROL
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.3"