TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lieb,Michael
TI  - Milton and the Culture of Violence
SN  - 9781501737039
U1  - 821/.4 20/eng/20230216
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - Ithaca, NY
PB  - Cornell University Press
KW  - Literary Studies
KW  - West European History
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Notes on Sources --; Introduction: The Poetics of Violence --; Part I. RENDING THE BODY --; 1. The Slaughter of the Saints --; 2. The Fate of the Poet --; 3. The Dismemberment of Orpheus --; Part II. GENDERING THE BODY --; 4. The Pursuit of the Lady --; 5. The Court of Belial --; 6. The Exposure of the Matron --; Part III. STAGING THE BODY --; 7. The Theater of Assault --; 8. The Repristination of the Self --; 9. The Humiliation of Priapus --; Conclusion: The Politics of Violence --; Index; restricted access
N2  - In this powerful work of criticism, Lieb explores the culture of violence—shaped by myth as well as historical circumstance—that colors Milton's outlook and permeates his art. In Lieb's view, a central image in Milton's writings is the specter of sparagmos, or bodily mutilation and dismemberment. Tracing this image across Milton's entire career, Lieb offers authoritative new readings of Areopagitica, A Mask, Lycidas, Samson Agonistes, and Paradise Lost, as well as of lesser-known works
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501737039
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501737039
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781501737039/original
ER  -