Milton and the Culture of Violence

Abstract

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.

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