Remembering and repeating : biblical creation in Paradise Lost / Regina M. Schwartz
1988, First Edition. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #406395
ISBN: 0521343577
Physical description: ix, 144 p. : 1 ill. ; 23 cm. Contents: Part I: "And the sea was so more": chaos vs. creation -- The unclean realm -- Cosmogonic conflict -- Chaos and the fall -- Part II: "Secret gaze or open admiration": the invitation to origins -- Curiosity and knowledge -- Things visible to mortal sight -- Part III: "Remember and tell over": creation in sacred song -- Ritual recompense -- Cosmic liturgy -- Paradise lost as hymn -- Part IV: "Yet once more": re-creation, repetition, and return -- The two falls -- The Satanic will -- Adamic return. Subjects: Milton, John 1608-1674; Milton, John 1608-1674. Paradise lost; Milton, John 1608-1674 Religion; Milton, John 1608-1674. Paradise lost Criticism and interpretation; Bible In literature; Christian poetry, English History and criticism; Creation Biblical teaching; Creation in literature.
Price: €35.00