Paradise Lost: Milton's Approach To Lust, Sex, and Violence

There is no reason to apply modern theories to Milton if we do not care whether
Milton remains alive. However, if we wish him to be more than a historical
artifact, we must do more than just study him against the background of his time.
We must reinterpret him in light of the germane thought of our own age.
-James Driscoll
The Unfolding God Of Jung and Milton


Images and allusions to sex and death are intermingled throughout John Milton's
Paradise Lost . The character of Satan serves as not only an embodiment of
death and sin, but also insatiated sexual lust. The combination of sex and lust
has significant philosophical implications, especially in relation to themes of
creation, destruction, and the nature of existence. Milton, in Paradise Lost,
establishes that with sex, as with religion, he is of no particular hierarchical
establishment. However,......

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