2. Axioms

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ABBREVIATIONS vii
4. FOREWORD: MILTON’S PERSONAL BEST ix
5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND DEDICATION xiii
6. PRELIMINARIES: AUTHORSHIP, MEDIUM, AUDIENCE 1
7. 1. The Address to Readers: A Close Reading of Milton’s Epistle 7
8. PART 1: MATERIALS
9. 2. Axioms 21
10. 3. The Biblical Citations 27
11. 4. Working from Wollebius 39
12. 5. Named Theologians as Interlocutors 49
13. PART 2: ARTS OF LANGUAGE
14. 6. Philology 67
15. 7. The Pagan Allusions 77
16. 8. Person to Person— How Pronouns Contribute 87
17. PART 3: TRINITY
18. 9. Milton’s De Filio 103
19. 10. Theologies Compared 115
20. Appendix 1. Further Etymologies 123
21. Appendix 2. Hobbes and Dryden 129
22. Bibliography 135
23. Index 139