Henriksen, Erin.

Milton and the Reformation aesthetics of the passion [electronic resource] / by Erin Henriksen. - Leiden [Netherlands] ; Boston : Brill, 2010. - 214 p. - Studies in the history of Christian traditions, v. 145 1573-5664 ; . - Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 145. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Milton's poetics of absence and restoration -- Strategies for depicting the Son in Christian art -- Iconoclasm as an artistic strategy -- The post-Reformation passion -- Milton's alternative passion -- "No death!" : rewriting the Protestant elegy in Milton's early poems -- The art of omission and supplement in Paradise lost -- Paradise regained and the art of the incarnation -- Rewriting the Christus patiens tradition in Samson agonistes -- Epilogue: Broken and whole.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9789004183667 (electronic bk.)




Milton, John, 1608-1674 --Criticism and interpretation.


Christian poetry, English--History and criticism.--Early modern, 1500-1700
Devotional literature, English--History and criticism.


Electronic books.

PR3588 / .H44 2010

821/.4