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The Resource Anxiety in Eden : a Kierkegaardian reading of Paradise lost, John S. Tanner

Anxiety in Eden : a Kierkegaardian reading of Paradise lost, John S. Tanner

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Summary
Tanner draws on the philosophic character of Milton's poetry and the poetic nature of Kierkegaard's philosophy, particularly his theory of anxiety, to enrich and enliven a bold new reading of Milton's Paradise Lost. Proposing that Milton and Kierkegaard were remarkably similar in temperament, life-experience, and ideological commitment, Tanner argues that for both Christian writers the path to sin and to salvation lies through anxiety--that both the poet and the philosopher include anxiety, along with pain, suffering, and paradox, within the compass of paradise. Both Milton's Paradise Lost and Kierkegaard's The Concept of Anxiety explore the psychology of innocence, sin, and guilt, probing the nature of human fallibility and freedom. The first half of the work explores anxiety in Eden before the Fall. This section provides fresh perspectives on such issues as free will, the problem of a fall before the Fall, original sin, the etiology of evil, and prelapsarian knowledge. The second half examines anxiety after the Fall, offering original insights into such issues as the demonic personality, remorse, despair, and faith. Taken as a whole, Tanner's study provides a philosophically coherent new reading of Paradise Lost. Further, though intended primarily as a work of literary criticism, the book touches on matters of broad philosophical, theological, and simply human interest--such as the nature of freedom, knowledge, sin, the self, and salvation. Anxiety in Eden will be of keen interest to literary scholars, philosophers, and theologians
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
viii, 209 p.
Contents
  • Demonic Despair
  • Anxiety and Salvation
  • Introduction: Milton and Kierkegaard
  • Anxiety and the Potentiality of Sin
  • The Fall as Desire and Deed
  • Satan and Sin
  • Anxious Knowledge
  • Temptation by Anxiety
  • Anxiety and the Actuality of Sin
  • Anxiety and Remorse
Isbn
9780195072044
Instance
Label
Anxiety in Eden : a Kierkegaardian reading of Paradise lost
Title
Anxiety in Eden
Title remainder
a Kierkegaardian reading of Paradise lost
Statement of responsibility
John S. Tanner
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Tanner draws on the philosophic character of Milton's poetry and the poetic nature of Kierkegaard's philosophy, particularly his theory of anxiety, to enrich and enliven a bold new reading of Milton's Paradise Lost. Proposing that Milton and Kierkegaard were remarkably similar in temperament, life-experience, and ideological commitment, Tanner argues that for both Christian writers the path to sin and to salvation lies through anxiety--that both the poet and the philosopher include anxiety, along with pain, suffering, and paradox, within the compass of paradise. Both Milton's Paradise Lost and Kierkegaard's The Concept of Anxiety explore the psychology of innocence, sin, and guilt, probing the nature of human fallibility and freedom. The first half of the work explores anxiety in Eden before the Fall. This section provides fresh perspectives on such issues as free will, the problem of a fall before the Fall, original sin, the etiology of evil, and prelapsarian knowledge. The second half examines anxiety after the Fall, offering original insights into such issues as the demonic personality, remorse, despair, and faith. Taken as a whole, Tanner's study provides a philosophically coherent new reading of Paradise Lost. Further, though intended primarily as a work of literary criticism, the book touches on matters of broad philosophical, theological, and simply human interest--such as the nature of freedom, knowledge, sin, the self, and salvation. Anxiety in Eden will be of keen interest to literary scholars, philosophers, and theologians
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Tanner, John S
Index
index present
LC call number
PR3562
LC item number
.T36 1992
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
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  • Milton, John
  • Kierkegaard, Søren
  • Milton, John (1608-1674)
  • Kierkegaard, Søren (1813-1855)
  • Milton, John
  • Kierkegaard, Søren
  • Kierkegaard, Søren
  • Anxiety in literature
  • Sin in literature
  • Angst
  • Paradise lost (Milton)
  • Zonde
  • Paradise lost (Milton)
  • Angst
  • Zonde
  • Anxiété
  • Péché originel
  • Angoisse
  • Angst
  • Sünde
  • Anxiety in literature
  • Sin in literature
Label
Anxiety in Eden : a Kierkegaardian reading of Paradise lost, John S. Tanner
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-198) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Demonic Despair
  • Anxiety and Salvation
  • Introduction: Milton and Kierkegaard
  • Anxiety and the Potentiality of Sin
  • The Fall as Desire and Deed
  • Satan and Sin
  • Anxious Knowledge
  • Temptation by Anxiety
  • Anxiety and the Actuality of Sin
  • Anxiety and Remorse
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
viii, 209 p.
Isbn
9780195072044
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
91035843
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)24630885
  • (OCoLC)ocm24630885
Label
Anxiety in Eden : a Kierkegaardian reading of Paradise lost, John S. Tanner
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-198) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Demonic Despair
  • Anxiety and Salvation
  • Introduction: Milton and Kierkegaard
  • Anxiety and the Potentiality of Sin
  • The Fall as Desire and Deed
  • Satan and Sin
  • Anxious Knowledge
  • Temptation by Anxiety
  • Anxiety and the Actuality of Sin
  • Anxiety and Remorse
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
viii, 209 p.
Isbn
9780195072044
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
91035843
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)24630885
  • (OCoLC)ocm24630885

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