Gluttony and Gratitude: Milton's Philosophy of Eating

by Emily E Stelzer

Book Overview

Despite the persistence and popularity of addressing the theme of eating in Paradise Lost, the tradition of Adam and Eve's sin as one of gluttony--and the evidence for Milton's adaptation of this tradition--has been either unnoticed or suppressed. Emily Stelzer provides the first book-length work on the philosophical significance of gluttony in this poem, arguing that a complex understanding of gluttony and of ideal, grateful, and gracious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027108376X
• ISBN13: 9780271083766
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"