Milton, Materialism, and Embodiment

Download or read book Milton, Materialism, and Embodiment written by Kevin J Donovan and published by . This book was released on 2022-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together eight original essays from leading and emerging Miltonists, this volume explores a second wave of critical thought about Milton's monist materialism, the view that all existence arises from a single substance or reality. Contributors examine sensory matters of fragrance and sound, the literary politics of walking and of sexual reproduction, the ontology of embodiment as human beings and angels, and the appropriation of Milton's materialism by both early Mormons in the nineteenth century and fringe figures such as gun enthusiasts in the twentieth. In so doing, they demonstrate the ongoing relevance of Milton's writings in the history of views of embodiment and materialist thought.