TY - BOOK AU - Stroup,Thomas B. TI - Religious rite and ceremony in Milton's poetry SN - 9780813164458 AV - PR3592.R4 U1 - 821/.4 23 PY - 2015///] CY - Lexington PB - The University Press of Kentucky KW - Milton, John, KW - Christian poetry, English KW - History and criticism KW - Christianity and literature KW - England KW - History KW - 17th century KW - Rites and ceremonies in literature KW - POETRY KW - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh KW - bisacsh KW - POETRY / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover; Title; Copyright; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; 1. The Minor Poems; 2. Paradise Lost; 3. Paradise Regained; 4. Samson Agonistes; Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V N2 - Milton, the arch-Puritan and outspoken critic of the stereotyped rituals of the established churches, has been regarded by most scholars as a writer who is unlikely to have employed liturgical materials in his poetry. Thomas B. Stroup shows to the contrary that Milton made extensive use of Christian liturgy not only as material within the body of his poems but also as a force in shaping them. In a survey of both Milton's major works and his minor poems, prayers of thanksgiving, the General Confession, similarities to hymns, echoes from canticles, and many other rites and ceremonies of the churc UR - http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=1915626 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=938565 UR - http://lib.myilibrary.com?id=691351 ER -