Remembering and Repeating On Milton's Theology and Poetics

In this graceful and compelling book, Regina Schwartz presents a powerful reading ofParadise Lostby tracing the structure of the poem to the pattern of "repeated beginnings" found in the Bible. In both works, the world order is constantly threatened by chaos. By drawing on both the Bible and the more contemporary works of, among others, Freud, Lacan, Ricoeur, Said, and Derrida, Schwartz argues that chaos does not simply threaten order, but rather, chaos inheres in order. "A brilliant study that quietly but powerfully recharacterizes many of the contexts of discussion in Milton criticism. Particularly noteworthy is Schwartz's ability to introduce advanced theoretical perspectives without ever taking the focus of attention away from the dynamics and problematics of Milton's poem."--Stanley FishSchwartz, Regina M. is the author of 'Remembering and Repeating On Milton's Theology and Poetics' with ISBN 9780226742014 and ISBN 0226742016.