Fleshly Tabernacles: Milton and the Incarnational Poetics of Revolutionary England

by Bryan Adams Hampton

Book Overview

In Fleshly Tabernacles, Bryan Hampton examines John Milton's imaginative engagement with, and theological passion for, the Incarnation. As aesthetic symbol, theological event, and narrative picture of humanity's potential, the Incarnation profoundly governs the way Milton structures his 1645 Poems, ponders the holy office of the pulpit, reflects on the ends of speech and language, interprets sacred scripture or secular texts, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268030960
• ISBN13: 9780268030964
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"