Milton (Routledge Revivals) by Christopher Kendrick - 9781138800915

Taylor & Francis

Milton (Routledge Revivals)A Study in Ideology and Form\nAuthor(s): Christopher Kendrick\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138800915, 978-1138800915\nSynopsis\nFirst published in 1986, this title critiques the canonical view of Milton as an isolated Great Man, and reassesses the impact of the Puritan Revolution on two of his major works: the Areopagitica and Paradise Lost. The study focuses on the emergence of a discreet ethical framework of thought within the dominant theological code of these two works, arguing that this framework integral to Protestantism is also crucial to the construction of subjectivity under capitalism. Through an analysis of the rhetorical strategies of the Areopagitica and the generic composition of Paradise Lost, Christopher Kendrick demonstrates that Miltons individualism both affirms the success of the Puritan Revolution and also exposes the contradictions between the capitalist subj.