Sá, Luiz Fernando Ferreira. The Orpheus myth in Milton's “L'Allegro”, “Il Penseroso”, and “Lycidas” : a Peircean reading

Folger bibliographic ID: 354068
Folger call number: PR3593 .S2 2018
Folger holdings ID: 502372

"In this study of John Milton's "L'Allegro", "Il Penseroso", and "Lycidas", the perspective of an interpreting sign serves as the basis for analysis of the poems' allusions to the Orpheus myth. The idea of an interpretant proposed by Charles Sanders Peirce and the semiotic relations theorized by Jorgen Dines Johansen work as a lens that enables the reader to see the extent to which Milton recreated the Orpheus myth and used its recreating powers in his poems. Since the three poems have different and opposing voices, the Orpheus myth is the trigger behind the change of voices, as well as the modeling frame that underlies the transitions from an innocent to an enlightened viewpoint. Furthermore, readers in general and critics of all persuasions will have the chance to appreciate the presence of the Orpheus myth in Milton's work as the fragmented configuration of consciousness in the process of defining two orders of existence: the human and the divine."--

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-163)

Extended title: The Orpheus myth in Milton's “L'Allegro”, “Il Penseroso”, and “Lycidas” : a Peircean reading / by Luiz Fernando Ferreira Sá

Milton, John, 1608-1674 Orpheus (Greek mythological character) Peirce, Charles S. 1839-1914 Milton, John, 1608-1674. Allegro Milton, John, 1608-1674. Penseroso Milton, John, 1608-1674. Lycidas

author: Sá, Luiz Fernando Ferreira
subject: Milton, John, 1608-1674
subject: Orpheus (Greek mythological character)
subject: Peirce, Charles S. (Charles Sanders), 1839-1914