Naslov
Milton’s Areopagitica: Cultural Engeneering of the Poetic Spirit

Autori
Berić, Borislav

Izvornik
RE:AL (1094-1592) 27 (2002), 1/ 2; 232-243

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Milton, Areopagitica, defense of poetry, parental instinct

Sažetak
The latest trends in Milton criticism, as well as in the studies of Renaissance art and literature, focus on the material production of texts or books. While we learn from those studies a great deal about the history of the printing press and economy, very often we get the wrong impression of Milton's character and Areopagitica. Instead of paper mills and printing presses of Benjamin Franklin we hear in Milton's pamphlet the sounds of his poetic parental instinct aroused by the conception of his Paradise Lost. In Areopagitica Milton paves the way for his great poetic work as well as for the cultural environment in which it will be received. While most critics analyze Milton's pamphlet in the context of his prose works, its objective becomes clearer in the context of his Italian journey and poetic aspirations.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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