Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. Illustrations xiii
5. Part One. The Argument
6. 1. The Case Against Locke 3
7. 2. The Rising God 30
8. 3. Beyond Good and Evil 55
9. 4. A Literalist of the Imagination 85
10. 5. The Word Within the Word 108
11. Part Two. The Development of the Symbolism
12. 6. Tradition and Experiment 147
13. 7. The Thief of Fire 187
14. 8. The Refiner in Fire 227
15. 9. The Nightmare with Her Ninefold 269
16. Part Three. The Final Synthesis
17. 10. Comus Agonistes 313
18. 11. The City of God 356
19. 12. The Burden of the Valley of Vision 404
20. Notes 429
21. Index 451