Paradise Lost and the Romantic Reader

By Lucy Newlyn

Subjects: History, English literature, Influence, Romanticism, Criticism and interpretation, Romanticism, great britain, Milton, john, 1608-1674, criticism and interpretation, History and criticism, Milton, john, 1608-1674, paradise lost, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.), Fall of man in literature, Reader-response criticism, English literature, history and criticism, 19th century, Influence (literary, artistic, etc.), English literature, history and criticism, 18th century

Description: Was Milton on the side of the angels or the devils? Was he republican or anti-republican, feminist or misogynist? Did he value innocence or experience? This book shows how the Romantic reader responded, in complex and often paradoxical ways, to multiple ambiguities inherent in the very language of Paradise Lost.