The Empty Garden: The Subject of Late Milton (A Milton Studies Monograph)

By Ashraf H.A. Rushdy

Book Overview

The Empty Garden draws a portrait of Milton as a cultural and religious critic who, in his latest and greatest poems, wrote narratives that illustrate the proper relationship among the individual, the community and God. Rushdy argues that the political theory implicit in these relationships arises from Milton's own drive for self-knowledge, a kind of knowledge that gives the individual freedom to act in accordance with his or her own understanding of God's will rather than the state's. In essence, Rushdy attempts to redefine Milton's creative spirit in a way that fully encompasses his poetic, political and religious careers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822937190
• ISBN13: 9780822937197
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Not Avail
• Length: 515 Pages