Religious Rite and Ceremony in Milton's Poetry

by Thomas B. Stroup

Milton, the arch-Puritan and outspoken critic of the stereotyped rituals of the established churches, has been regarded by most scholars as a writer who is unlikely to have employed liturgical materials in his poetry. Thomas B. Stroup shows to the contrary that Milton made extensive use of Christian liturgy not only as material within the body of his poems but also as a force in shaping them. In a survey of both Milton's major works and his minor...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813154545
• ISBN13: 9780813154541
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher