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The alternative trinity : gnostic heresy in Marlowe, Milton, and Blake

Title
  1. The alternative trinity : gnostic heresy in Marlowe, Milton, and Blake / A.D. Nuttall.
Published by
  1. Oxford [United Kingdom] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Author
  1. Nuttall, A. D. (Anthony David)

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Description
  1. 282 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
  1. The Trinity of orthodox Christianity is harmonious. The Trinity for Blake is, conspicuously, not a happy family. This book explores the possibility of an underground 'perennial heresy', by examining the work of Marlowe, Milton and Blake.
Subject
  1. Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593 > Religion
  2. Milton, John, 1608-1674 > Religion
  3. Blake, William, 1757-1827 > Religion
  4. Blake, William, 1757-1827
  5. Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593
  6. Milton, John, 1608-1674
  7. Blake, William 1757-1827
  8. Marlowe, Christopher 1564-1593
  9. Milton, John 1608-1674
  10. Marlowe, Christopher, (1564-1593) > Religion
  11. Milton, John, (1608-1674) > Religion
  12. Blake, William, (1757-1827) > Religion
  13. Marlowe, Christopher
  14. Milton, John
  15. Blake, William
  16. Religious literature, English > History and criticism
  17. Gnosticism in literature
  18. Christian heresies in literature
  19. Theology in literature
  20. Trinity in literature
  21. Religion
  22. Religious literature, English
  23. Gnosis
  24. Ophiten
  25. Trinität Motiv
  26. Gnosticisme
  27. Drie-eenheid
  28. Religion > Dans la littérature
  29. Littérature religieuse anglaise > Histoire et critique
  30. Religion et littérature
  31. Trinité > Dans la littérature
Genre/Form
  1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Contents
  1. I. Blake: The Son Versus the Father -- II. Raising the Devil: Marlowe's Doctor Faustus. i. Calvinists and Hermetists. ii. Flying Men and Gnostics -- III. Milton. i. Satan's Shield. ii. Milton's Theodicy: The Argument from Freedom. iii. The Garden as Maze. iv. The Fortunate Fall. v. Arianism, Monism, Materialism. vi. The Invisible Christ. vii. The Language of Trees: Unstable Mythologies -- IV. Blake. i. Godly Nudists. ii. The Matrix of Blake's Thought. iii. Blake and Milton. iv. Antinomian Blake. v. Contraries.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.