Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 3
5. The Voices and Politics of Nimrod 14
6. Critical Interventions 35
7. "I now must change Those notes to Tragic" The Sad Task of Raphael, Satan, and the Poet-narrator 62
8. The Gendered Hierarchy of Discourse 87
9. "Learning to Curse": Colonialism and Censorship in Paradise 111
10. The Voices of Nebuchadnezzar in Paradise Regained 136
11. Conclusion 160
12. Notes 163
13. Works Cited 191
14. Index 209