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Typological identity and syntactic suspension in Milton's Sonnet 10. (John Milton)
From: ANQ
Date: 19980322
Author:Frontain, Raymond-Jean
Elements in John Milton's Sonnet 10 reflect the poet's concern with contemporary political events and his view of history as God's plan. Milton's sonnets focus on the ways the earthly Christian kingdom is developed, yet he used Lady Margaret as a witness to her father's involvement in parliamentary affairs and portrayed the fulfillment of his work at some future time. Praising Margaret honored her and her father.
The typological designs that dominate Milton's epic poems inform his sonnets on contemporary events as well. Milton's religio-political typology, which counsels patience under ...
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