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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherLang A&G International Academic Publishers, Peter
ISBN-100820481769
ISBN-139780820481760
eBay Product ID (ePID)50579526
Product Key Features
Number of Pages116 Pages
Publication NameLogic of the Fall : Right Reason and [Im]Pure Reason in Milton's Paradise Lost
LanguageEnglish
SubjectReligious, Poetry, Logic, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year2006
FeaturesNew Edition
TypeTextbook
AuthorRichard Arnold
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Philosophy
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight11.6 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2005-032911
Dewey Edition22
Number of Volumes0 vols.
Dewey Decimal821/.4
Edition DescriptionNew Edition
SynopsisLogic of the Fall is the first book to examine the formal logical properties of central speeches and dialogues in Paradise Lost, according to John Milton's formulae, principles, and concerns in his own Art of Logic. In so doing, this book offers unconventional but cogent readings of this poem's central issues: the respective roles and responsibilities of Adam and Eve; the method of Satan's engineering of the Fall (and on who falls first); the causative properties of the Fall and the issue of culpability; and Milton's ultimate legacy for his readership. The Fall of humankind in Paradise Lost is not due to passion or will over reason, but rather to «pure reason» over «right reason.», Logic of the Fall is the first book to examine the formal logical properties of central speeches and dialogues in Paradise Lost, according to John Milton's formulae, principles, and concerns in his own Art of Logic. In so doing, this book offers unconventional but cogent readings of this poem's central issues: the respective roles and responsibilities of Adam and Eve; the method of Satan's engineering of the Fall (and on who falls first); the causative properties of the Fall and the issue of culpability; and Milton's ultimate legacy for his readership. The Fall of humankind in Paradise Lost is not due to passion or will over reason, but rather to pure reason over right reason.