Spenser, Milton, and the Redemption of the Epic Hero

Bond, Christopher

Univ of Delaware Pr（2013/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 241 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781611494655
• DDC分類 809

Full Description

This book studies the interplay of theology and poetics in the three great epics of early modern England, the Faerie Queene, Paradise Lost, and Paradise Regained. Bond examines how Spenser and Milton adapted the pattern of dual heroism developed in classical and Medieval works. Challenging the opposition between "Calvinist," "allegorical" Spenser and "Arminian," "dramatic" Milton, this book offers a new understanding of their doctrinal and literary affinities within the European epic tradition.

Contents

1 Note on References 2 Introduction Chapter 3 OneEpic Chapter 4 Two: The Transformation of Epic Heroism in the Italian Renaissance Chapter 5 Three: The Legend of Holiness and the Fall of Man Chapter 6 Four: The Salvation of Adam and the Redcrosse Knight Chapter 7 Five: Spenser's Arthur: The Education of a Christian Prince Chapter 8 Six: The Evolving Perfection of Milton's Christ 9 Epilogue:The Two Heroes of Wordsworth's Prelude 10 List of Works Cited