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To Repair the Ruins: Reading Milton (Medieval & Renaissance Literary Studies)
0820704547 pdf Recent John Milton scholarship has seen a revival of interest in the practice of close reading: historically and theoretically informed attention to the authors poetic and rhetorical style. Responding to this emerging trend, To Repair the Ruins examines how close reading functions as an act of recovery, an attempt to close the gap between past and present, or as an act of repair that uses the past to reenvision a ruined or fallen present. In this volumes twelve essays, esteemed scholars offer fresh perspectives on the significance of close reading for Milton criticism, presenting both new topics in Milton studies and new ways to read and think about previously considered topics. Part one of the book calls for revivalfor a return to close reading, an exploration of Miltons undervalued Latin poems, and a reexamination of neglected aspects of Read more