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Milton and This Pendant World is an interpretation of the great English poet "in an age increasingly skeptical, in a culture dominated by the assumptions of the natural and historical sciences and by the illusions of progress and enlightenment." Those are the words of the author of this book, George Wesley Whiting, an eminent and devoted Miltonian. Believing that Milton has a vital message for the modern world, Whiting has abandoned the usual pattern for examining a poet--study of versification, meter, and other poetic devices. Instead, he presents an exposition of the spiritual and moral meaning of Milton's poetry, which can still have truth and beauty for this doubting age. The literary image of the pendant world was familiar in Milton's seventeenth century, but is meaningless to most people of our day. The comforting picture of the world hanging from heaven on a golden chain signifies God's close watchfulness over humanity and the inseparable bond which links us to the spiritual kingdom. The author declares that the search for God and the struggle to overcome the spiritual and material forces that impede the search represent the most vital of all human efforts; for unless this s
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- George Wesley Whiting
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781477305270
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Literary Criticism, Literary Fiction, Humanities