Gnostic Thought in Milton’s Paradise Lost: Descent, Creation, Materialism, and the Eve-Sophia Parallel

This paper presents the novel argument that John Milton’s Paradise Lost shows clear evidence of Gnostic influence. While the potential influence of gnostic concepts on Milton has been noted before, previous work has been partial, suggestive, and/or limited to other of Milton’s works. Here, we build...

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Authors: Robertson, Paul (Author) ; Scott, Gabrielle (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Gnosis
Year: 2022, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 171-223
Further subjects:B Pistis
B Paradise Lost
B Milton
B Gnosticism
B Gnosis
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