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- Title
Milton's "Genial Angel": The Identity and Salvific Office of the Son in Adam's Narrative of Creation and Recreation.
- Authors
Hillier, Russell M.
- Abstract
The article discusses the Christian symbolism in book eight of the epic poem "Paradise Lost" by John Milton. It addresses the question of which Person of the Trinity is represented as creating Adam and Eve. Milton did not clearly specify this, but used ambiguous phrases such as a "shape Divine" in his descriptions. An argument is presented that the symbolism works best if the shape Divine is thought of as representing Christ the Son, the second Person of the Trinity.
- Subjects
PARADISE Lost (Poem : Milton); MILTON, John, 1608-1674; JESUS Christ; ENGLISH poetry; ENGLISH epic poetry; LITERARY criticism; POETRY (Literary form); EARLY modern English poetry; CHRISTIAN poetry
- Publication
Studies in Philology, 2010, Vol 107, Issue 3, p366
- ISSN
0039-3738
- Publication type
Poetry Review
- DOI
10.1353/sip.0.0058