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彌爾頓的《邏輯之藝》作為詩歌之藝-對《失樂園》第二卷的修辭學解讀

Milton's Art of Logic as an Art of Poetry: A Rhetorical Reading of Paradise Lost, Book 2

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Why does Book 2 of Paradise Lost devote so much attention to the depiction of demonic deliberative persuasion? I propose that the passage dramatizes the political paradoxes that arise from the attempt to limit deliberations about the public good to matters of instrumental judgment. The argument first outlines what I mean by "rhetorical reading." In doing this, I also suggest how Milton's text, the Art of Logic, bears on such reading practices. The second part of the argument illustrates the kinds of insights regarding Paradise Lost that can arise from such reading practices. Ultimately, the narrative poses for readers not simply the task of discerning the difference between virtue and hypocrisy; rather, it invites readers to imagine how a political discourse might preclude such a distinction from even appearing.

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