Gender and the power of relationship : "United as one individual Soul" in Paradise Lost /

Gender and the power of relationship : "United as one individual Soul" in Paradise Lost /

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"In this study, Kristin A. Pruitt offers a close reading of pivotal passages and critical concerns in Paradise Lost and examines Milton's presentation of Adam and Eve's relationship through the intersections of theology and gender in the poem. Pruitt demonstrates the Milton "marr...

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Main Author: Pruitt, Kristin A., 1945-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : Duquesne University Press, ©2003.
Series:Medieval and Renaissance literary studies.
Subjects:
Milton, John, > 1608-1674. > Paradise lost.
Adam > (Biblical figure) > In literature.
Eve > (Biblical figure) > In literature.
Paradise lost (Milton, John)
1500-1700
Christian poetry, English > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Epic poetry, English > History and criticism.
Man-woman relationships in literature.
Interpersonal relations in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Christian poetry, English > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Pattern divine: Milton's Triune God
  • Education and the master teacher: Adam and Eve's creation accounts
  • Abundant gifts: hierarchy and reciprocity
  • Reason, faith and "the soul / of all the rest": separation, reunion and "fruit divine"
  • "God is also in sleep": dreams satanic and divine
  • The many faces of Eve.

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