Milton and the Martial Muse: "Paradise Lost" and European Traditions of War

by James A. Freeman

Book Overview

Combining historical scholarship with literary criticism, James Freeman provides a comprehensive study of the pro-war tradition that dominated Renaissance thought and of John Milton's rejection of that tradition in Paradise Lost. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691064350
• ISBN13: 9780691064352
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.