Milton's 'Pendant World': Epic Poetry, Affect and the Figures and Tropes of Paradise Lost

Jane Elizabeth Vaughan

doi:10.26182/5b9f3b2dc4d4a

Milton's 'Pendant World': Epic Poetry, Affect and the Figures and Tropes of Paradise Lost

Jane Elizabeth Vaughan

School of Humanities

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The thesis examines the role of affectivity in John Milton's poetic figures of Paradise Lost, applying both modern and early modern theories of body and mind, affect and the emotions, poetry and rhetoric. Affects, it is argued, whether understood as sensuous feelings or emotional experiences, have embodied dimensions captured by techniques of style that are integral to the expression and reading of literary texts. Departing from the dualistic tendency of modern Milton criticism, the thesis explores how Milton's emphasis on material embodiment inflects his poetry and locates affectivity centrally in early modern creativity and physical, moral and spiritual well-being .

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Lynch, Andrew, Supervisor White, Robert, Supervisor Mead, Philip, Supervisor
Thesis sponsors	Australian Government Research Training Program
Award date	11 Jul 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26182/5b9f3b2dc4d4a
Publication status	Unpublished - 2018

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