Milton and the art of rhetoric

Milton in the public sphere

Constraint as a means of persuasion

Becoming a supplement

Why Milton is not an iconoclast

The uses of trembling

Instrumental reason and Imitatio Christi

Epilogue: the threat of Samson Agonistes.

Cover; MILTON AND THE ART OF RHETORIC; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Editions; Introduction: Spoken Only to Trees and Stones; PART I: The Renunciation of Rhetoric; CHAPTER 1: Milton in the Public Sphere; CHAPTER 2: Constraint as a Means of Persuasion; CHAPTER 3: Becoming a Supplement; PART II: The Preservation of Rhetoric; CHAPTER 4: Why Milton Is Not an Iconoclast; CHAPTER 5: The Uses of Trembling; CHAPTER 6: Instrumental Reason and Imitatio Christi; Epilogue: The Threat of Samson Agonistes; Notes; Index.