Milton, Materialism, and Embodiment

Bringing together eight original essays from leading and emerging Miltonists, this volume explores a second wave of critical thought about Miltons monist materialism, the view that all existence arises from a single substance or reality. Contributors examine sensory matters of fragrance and sound, the literary politics of walking and of sexual reproduction, the ontology of embodiment as human beings and angels, and the appropriation of Miltons materialism by both early Mormons in the nineteenth century and fringe figures such as gun enthusiasts in the twentieth. In so doing, they demonstrate the ongoing relevance of Miltons writings in the history of views of embodiment and materialist thought.