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OverviewEvery major poet or philosopher develops their own distinctive semantic field around those terms which matter most to them, or which contribute most profoundly to the imagined world of a particular work. This book explores the specific meanings which Milton develops around key words in Paradise Lost. Some of these are theological or philosophical terms (e.g. 'evil', 'grace', 'reason'); others are words which shape the imagined world of the poem (e.g. 'dark', 'fall', 'within'); yet others are small words or even prefixes which subtly move the argument in new directions (e.g. 'if', 'not', 're-'). Milton seems to expect his readers to be alert to the special semantic field which he creates around such words, often by infusing them with biblical and literary connotations, and activating their etymological roots; alert also to the patterns created by the repetitions of such words, and particularly to their diverse use (and often their blatant misuse) by different characters. To understand the migrations and malleability of key words is part of the education of Milton's reader. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Prof Paul Hammond (Professor of Seventeenth-Century English Literature, Professor of Seventeenth-Century English Literature, University of Leeds)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.40cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 23.80cm Weight: 0.912kg ISBN: 9780198810117ISBN 10: 0198810113 Pages: 498 Publication Date: 30 November 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface A Note on Texts and Abbreviations 1: Alone 2: Art 3: Chance, Fate, and Providence 4: Change 5: Choice 6: Dark and Light 7: Desire 8: Ease 9: Envy 10: Equal 11: Evil 12: Fall 13: Fancy and Reason 14: Free 15: God 16: Grace 17: Hope 18: I 19: Idol and Image 20: If and Perhaps 21: Knowledge and Wisdom 22: Love 23: Naked 24: New and Old 25: Not 26: Re- 27: See and Seem 28: Self- 29: Within 30: ? Afterword BibliographyReviews"Milton's Complex Words prompts us to ask how detailed excavation of the linguistic riches of Paradise Lost can change our understanding of Milton's view of language ... Hammond leaves us to extrapolate our own conclusions from his elucidation of Paradise Lost as a beautifully intricate web of meaning suspended between multiple and varying usages of repeated terms, which bring with them into each individual occurrence the echoes of their other lives. * Hannah Crawforth, Milton Quarterly * For Miltonists, it offers a stimulating journey back through Milton's poem, with enough detail and elegant argument to be of interest. For students, it will be a good guide for understanding certain terms in Milton's oeuvre, with helpful suggestions for further study provided in the footnotes to each short chapter ... It may prove a welcome guide to those just entering, or even re-entering, the labyrinth of Paradise Lost. * Esther van Raamsdonk, Modern Language Review * ""Milton's Complex Words brilliantly demonstrates Hammond's skills as a close reader, supremely attentive to how the varied definitions of his key words ... contributes to the meanings of Paradise Lost."" — Peter C. Herman, Modern Philology" Milton's Complex Words brilliantly demonstrates Hammond's skills as a close reader, supremely attentive to how the varied definitions of his key words ... contributes to the meanings of Paradise Lost. - Peter C. Herman, Modern Philology For Miltonists, it offers a stimulating journey back through Milton's poem, with enough detail and elegant argument to be of interest. For students, it will be a good guide for understanding certain terms in Milton's oeuvre, with helpful suggestions for further study provided in the footnotes to each short chapter ... It may prove a welcome guide to those just entering, or even re-entering, the labyrinth of Paradise Lost. * Esther van Raamsdonk, Modern Language Review * Milton's Complex Words brilliantly demonstrates Hammond's skills as a close reader, supremely attentive to how the varied definitions of his key words ... contributes to the meanings of Paradise Lost. - Peter C. Herman, Modern Philology Author InformationPaul Hammond was educated at Peter Symonds' School, Winchester, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a Prize Fellow in English. He is currently Professor of Seventeenth-Century English Literature at the University of Leeds. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2002. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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