Gender and the Power of Relationship: "United as One Individual Soul" in Paradise Lost

by Kristin A. Pruitt

In this provocative study, Kristin A. Pruitt offers a close reading of pivotal passages and critical concerns in Paradise Lost and examines Milton's presentation of Adam and Eve's relationship through the intersections of theology and gender in the poem. By delving into several seventeenth century commentaries on Genesis, Pruitt examines the various depictions of Eve and presents Milton's Eve and her relationship with Adam. In recent years,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820703400
• ISBN13: 9780820703404
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.5"