Download or read book Milton and the Ends of Time written by Juliet Cummins and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Milton and the Ends of Time, a team of leading international scholars addresses Milton's treatment of millennial and apocalyptic ideas, topics of major importance in the religious and philosophical thought of his day. The subject has wide-ranging ramifications for the interpretation of Milton's poetry and prose, as his speculations on the ends of time played a vital part in shaping the Miltonic quest and vision. This collection provides a broad range of approaches to Milton, including Milton and the visual arts, Milton's politics and theology, and Milton and science.