190 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
by
Routledge
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Basing his contention on two different lines of argument, Michael Bryson posits that John Milton-possibly the most famous 'Christian' poet in English literary history-was, in fact, an atheist. First, based on his association with Arian ideas (denial of the doctrine of the Trinity), his argument for the de Deo theory of creation (which puts him in line with the materialism of Spinoza and Hobbes),... Read more
Contents: Introduction: an unexpected journey; Atheism by any other name; The apophatic Milton; The gnostic Milton; The atheist Milton; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Michael Bryson is Associate Professor of English at California State University, Northridge. He is the author of The Tyranny of Heaven: Milton's Rejection of God as King. He has also written on the relationship between sacrifice, death, and community formation in the book of Judges (in Religion & Literature).
'Michael Bryson has written a brilliant, unusually unified, and utterly iconoclastic book that demands we reread Milton and reconsider our most settled beliefs. The Atheist Milton will be essential reading for anyone interested in Milton's final three poems.' Peter C. Herman, Professor of English, San Diego State University, USA and author of Destabilizing Milton: 'Paradise Lost' and the Poetics of Incertitude and co-editor of The New Milton Criticism ’Bryson makes an argument that scholars should not ignore. As such, it is an important contribution to Milton studies.’ Renaissance Quarterly ’...a clever, informed, and engaging book that should be read by all Miltonists.’ Notes and Queries
