Plato and MiltonCornell University Press, 1965 - 182 pages |
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Page viii
... knowl- edge . Certainly much of his Platonizing , especially in early works , was derivative , and certainly he did not check every thought that entered his head against the canon of Plato . But his assimilation of Platonic teaching was ...
... knowl- edge . Certainly much of his Platonizing , especially in early works , was derivative , and certainly he did not check every thought that entered his head against the canon of Plato . But his assimilation of Platonic teaching was ...
Page 105
... knowl- edge satisfies reason , promotes virtue , and serves the com- mon weal . Hear Milton , then , on false learning : Finally , the supreme result of all this earnest labor is to make you a more finished fool and cleverer contriver ...
... knowl- edge satisfies reason , promotes virtue , and serves the com- mon weal . Hear Milton , then , on false learning : Finally , the supreme result of all this earnest labor is to make you a more finished fool and cleverer contriver ...
Page 108
... Knowl- edge of ' natural causes and dimensions ' is , as Plato thought it , a ' lower wisdom . ' The higher is not easy to win , and when won , becomes a responsibility to its possessor . Like Plato , Milton is fully aware of the debt ...
... Knowl- edge of ' natural causes and dimensions ' is , as Plato thought it , a ' lower wisdom . ' The higher is not easy to win , and when won , becomes a responsibility to its possessor . Like Plato , Milton is fully aware of the debt ...
Contents
Milton as a Student of Plato | 3 |
Academics Old and New | 27 |
Himself a True Poem | 45 |
Copyright | |
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