WILLIAM EMPSON The Satan of Milton THIS SUBJECT has become confused by a swing of opinion about larger subjects, and I think can be made much simpler by looking firmly at the text, though the process has to be a bit long. I readily agree that the Victorian attitude to Milton's Satan, that he was all. Milton's God (Hardback) William Empson. Published by ABC-CLIO, United States () ISBN ISBN New Hardcover Quantity: Seller: Book Depository hard to find. (London, United Kingdom) Rating/5(64). Empson is a staune atheist who really has it in for God and is determined to prove his evil intent using only his own opinions (usually unaccompanied by textual evidence) and the odd quote from a work of fiction (Paradise Lost). Milton has probably been continually turning in his grave since the publication of Empson's book in , to think that his maginificent achievement has been reduced to such a one /5(58).
D. Hamilton, " Milton's Defensive God: A Reappraisal," Studies in Philology, 49 (), ' There are of course some very valuable and varied readings, most done within the last fifteen years; among them are John Steadman's two books, Milton and the Renaissance Hero (Oxford, ), and Milton's Epic Characters; Image and Idol (Chapel Hill. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Milton's God by William Empson () at www.doorway.ru Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. But before delving into Milton's works themselves, first we must deal with the long critical shadow that is William Empson. In his book, Milton's God, Empson indicts Milton's God for being a tyrant and a bully, and that Satan is actually honorable and heroic: "if some bully said he would burn me alive unless I pretended to believe he.
Posted on Novem. by Alexandra Kapelos-Peters. William Empson’s book Milton’s God is an account of Paradise Lost that associates God with a Stalinist tyrant (). The primary association for this understanding is located in Empson’s critique of Milton’s God as a “neurotic parent” () who exposes his children to certain temptation, and ultimately orchestrates their Fall. Milton's God (Hardback) William Empson. Published by ABC-CLIO, United States () ISBN ISBN New Hardcover Quantity: Seller: Book Depository hard to find. (London, United Kingdom) Rating. Milton's God. Author. William Empson. Edition. 2, revised. Publisher. Chatto Windus, ISBN. ,
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