[PW] politicians metaphorically represented in Milton's Paradise Lost

[Jeanne Schramm]

Here is an article which mentions by name a politician particularly disliked
by Milton (Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury):
http://www.vqronline.org/articles/1991/autumn/freedman-john-milton/
Scroll to the last several paragraphs to see the possible connection to
Paradise Lost.

On 10/10/07, Amy Schlumpf Manion <amyman at aurora.edu> wrote:
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> Hello old friends:
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> Coming out of lurker mode to ask a question. I'm trying to find the names
> of
> politicians from Milton's era that he might have been metaphorically
> representing in Paradise Lost. I have helped a student locate numerous
> articles of literary criticism that discuss Milton's politics and various
> motivations in PL, but nothing that actually "names names." I would
> appreciate any suggestions. Thank you.
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> Amy Schlumpf Manion
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> Aurora University
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> Aurora, IL
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