The tyranny of heaven : Milton's rejection of God as king
Print Book, English, ©2004
University of Delaware Press ; Associated Universities Press, Newark, London, ©2004
Criticism, interpretation, etc
208 pages ; 24 cm
9780874138597, 0874138590
52387819
Of Miltons and Gods
"His tyranny who reigns": the Biblical roots of divine kingship and Milton's rejection of "Heav'n's King" in prose and poetry
"Who durst defy th' omnipotent to arms": Satan's fall from hero to king
"That far be from thee": divine evil, justification, and the evolution of the son from warrior-king to hero
"Tempt not the Lord thy God": the end of kingship and the awareness of divine similitude in paradise regained