The Sacred Complex: On the Psychogenesis of Paradise Lost

William Kerrigan

Published by Harvard University Press 1983

The Sacred Complex

On the Psychogenesis of Paradise Lost

William Kerrigan

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674418851

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This reading of Milton juxtaposes the poet's theology and Freud's account of the Oedipus complex in ways that yield both new understanding of Milton and a model for psychoanalytic interpretation of literature.

The book ranges widely through the art and life of Milton, including extensive discussions of his theological irregularities and the significance, medical and symbolic, he assigned to his blindness. Kerrigan analyzes the oedipal aspect of Milton's religion; examines the nature of the Miltonic godhead; studies Milton's analogies linking human, angelic, and cosmic bodies; and explores Milton's symbolism of home. In a commanding demonstration, Kerrigan delineates how the great epic and the psyche of its author bestow meaning on each other.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
PREFACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. BEGINNING WITH A TRUE POEM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
2. THE ROOT–BOUND LADY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
3. NEW ADAM: SACRED HISTORY AS PSYCHIC HISTORY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
4. THE WAY TO STRENGTH FROM WEAKNESS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
5. “ONE FIRST MATTER ALL”: SPIRIT AS ENERGY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
6. THE PLACE OF REST Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
NOTES. INDEX
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INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	329

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Edition: Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 344
Keywords: Psychoanalysis and literature.; Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost.; PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / Psychoanalysis; LITERARY CRITICISM / General

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674418851

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1983
ISBN: 9780674418844