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<P>Written during the crucial first phase of English empire-building in the New World, <I>Paradise Lost </I>registers the radically divided attitudes toward the settlement of America that existed in seventeenth-century Protestant England. Evans looks at the relationship between Milton's epic and the pervasive colonial discourse of Milton's time. Evans bases his analysis on the literature of exploration and colonialism. The primary sources on which he draws range from sermons about the New World justifying colonization and exhorting virtue among colonists to promotional pamphlets designed to lure people and investment into the colonies. Evans's research allows him to create a richly textured picture of anxiety and optimism, guilt and moral certitude.</P><P>The central question is whether Milton supported England's colonization or covertly attempted to subvert it. In contrast to those who attribute to <I>Paradise Lost</I> a specific political agenda for the American colonies, Evans maintains that Milton reflects the complexity and ambivalence of attitudes held by English society.</P><P>Analyzing <I>Paradise Lost</I> against this background, Evans offers a new perspective on such fund

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Author

John Martin Evans

Publisher

Cornell University Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781501724015

Category

nonfiction