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The Miltonic Sensorium

Sensory Discourse and Literary Epistemology in the Writings of John Milton

Gabel, Tobias

Britannica et Americana. 3. Folge, Bd. 36

2022

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Abstract

Over the long reception history of the Miltonic corpus, Milton’s treatment of sensory perception, as well as the sensory qualities (or lack thereof) observable in his poetry and prose, have given rise to often heated debate. Combining recent scholarship in the field of sensory studies with a conceptual-metaphor approach, this study proposes a new angle on Milton and the senses, arguing for the central importance of “sensory discourse” in both his poetry and prose, situating the author’s approach to perception in its early modern context, and highlighting throughout the interlocking claims to experiential knowledge and poetic merit that characterize sensory discourse in Milton. A particular focus is on Milton’s earliest poetry and prose – his Latin elegies and ‘prolusiones’ – as well as on the four proems to ‘Paradise Lost’.

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Cover Cover
Titel III
Imprint IV
Contents VII
List of Illustrations IX
Acknowledgements XI
Prologue: Friedell, Benjamin, Eisenstein, Milton; or, Viewing the Senses through the Lens of History 1
Introduction: Situating Miltonic Sensory Discourse 17
Part One: The senses in Discourse 25
Chapter 1: Milton and the Senses 27
Chapter 2: What Is Sensory Discourse? 51
Part Two: Sensory Discourse in Milton 111
Chapter 3: Sensory Discourse in Milton’s Latin Elegies (I, V,VII) 113
Chapter 4: Sensory Discourse in Milton’s ‘Prolusions’ (I, II, VI) 169
Chapter 5: Sensory Discourse in the Proems of ‚Paradise Lost‘ 251
Conclusion: Trajectories in the Miltonic Sensorium 365
Epilogue: After-Images of the Miltonic Sensorium 371
Bibliography 387
Index 403
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