Lynch, Helen

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1. Milton and the idea of public speech -- 2. 'Two twins cleaving together' : rhetoric and 'knowing good by evil' -- 3. 'Enchanting tongues persuasive' : rhetoric and gender -- 4. Samson the orator and the redemption of public speech -- 5. Samson agonistes and the temptations of…

Using Hannah Arendt's account of the Greek polis to explain Milton's fascination with the idea of public speech, this study reveals what is distinctive about his conception of a godly, republican oratory and poetics. The book shows how Milton uses rhetorical theory - its ideas, …

Using Hannah Arendt's account of the Greek polis to explain Milton's fascination with the idea of public speech, this study reveals what is distinctive about his conception of a godly, republican oratory and poetics. The book shows how Milton uses rhetorical theory - its ideas, …