Description: Religious satire and polemic constitute an elusive presence in Paradise Lost. John N. King demonstrates how we must read the text in a way that is true to its contemporary commitments and cultural dialogues. This important study sheds new light on Milton's epic and its literary and religious contexts.
Review Quotes: "...this book constitutes a necessary correction to the general undrestanding of the place of satire in Paradise Lost, and it succeeds in 'complicating and enriching our understanding of an encyclopedic poem'." H-Net Reviews