Milton,EvilandLiteraryHistoryaddressesthewaysinwhichwereadliteraryhistoryaccordingtoquitespecificimagesofgrowth,development,progression,flourishingandsuccession.Goodnesshasalwaysbeenalignedwithalifeofexpansion,creation,productionandfruition,whileevilisassociatedwiththeinert,non-relational,staticandstagnant.Theseassociationshavealsounderpinnedadistinctionbetweengoodandevilnotionsofcapitalism,wheregoodexchangeenablestheagentstoenhancetheirlivingpotentialandiscontrastedwiththeevilsofacapitalismsystemthatcirculateswithoutanyreferencetolifeorspirit.SuchimagesofaghostlyandtechnicaleconomydivorcedfromanimatingoriginarebothcentraltoMilton'stheologyandpoetryandtothetheoriesofliteraryhistorythroughwhichMiltonisread.RegardedasaradicalprecursortoRomanticism,Milton'spoetrysupposedlyrequiresthereleaseofhisradicalspiritualcontentfromthefettersofreceivedorthodoxy.Thisliteraryandhistoricalimageryofreleasingtheradicalspiritofatextfromthedeadweightofreceivedtraditionis,thisbookargues,thedominantdoxaofhistoricismandonewhichacounter-readingofMiltonoughttoquestion.

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