Milton's Ontology, Cosmogony, and Physics

Walter Clyde Curry, a well-known student of Milton, analyzes the origins and unique construction of the grand stage upon which Milton presents the drama of human destiny in Paradise Lost. Through close examination of four entities-Heaven of Heavens, Hell, chaos, and the World-a greatly expanded view is provided of the poet's concept of space and God's relation to total creation. In facing structur...