Every Living Thing Life and Endeavor in Milton’s Paradise Lost
John Milton’s Paradise Lost is shaped by an implicit theory of life. In Milton’s view, the mark of the living is the capacity to endeavor, the ability to strive in phenomenally available and self-exceeding ways. This essay examines how Milton reworks ancient and early modern ideas about life in orde...
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| Published in | Representations (Berkeley, Calif.) Vol. 167; no. 1; pp. 33 - 63 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Berkeley
University of California Press Books Division
01.08.2024
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| Online Access | Get more information |
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| Summary: | John Milton’s Paradise Lost is shaped by an implicit theory of life. In Milton’s view, the mark of the living is the capacity to endeavor, the ability to strive in phenomenally available and self-exceeding ways. This essay examines how Milton reworks ancient and early modern ideas about life in order both to develop a concept of endeavor and to represent the activity of endeavoring. |
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| ISSN: | 0734-6018 1533-855X |
| DOI: | 10.1525/rep.2024.167.2.33 |