Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments v
3. Contents vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Artificial Paradises 10
6. 2. Milton’s Halo 20
7. 3. Milton and Modernity 45
8. 4. Why, This Is Chaos, Nor Am I Out of It 65
9. 5. God’s Body: Concept and Metaphor 86
10. 6. A Bleeding Rib: Milton and Classical Culture 107
11. 7. Milton’s Choice of Subject 129
12. 8. Revolution in Paradise Regained 148
13. 9. Samson and the Heap of the Dead 180
14. Notes 203
15. Index 211