Single Imperfection: Milton, Marriage, and Friendship

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Milton, Marriage and Friendship Single Imperfection ThomasH.Luxon Duquesne University Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Copyright © 2005 Duquesne University Press All rights reserved Published in the United States of America by: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY PRESS 600 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282 No part of this book may be used or reproduced, in any manner or form whatsoever, without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of short quotations in critical articles or reviews. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Luxon, Thomas H., 1954– Single imperfection : Milton, marriage and friendship / Thomas H. Luxon. p. cm. — (Medieval & Renaissance literary studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN–13: 978–0–8207–0373–2 (cloth : acid-free paper) ISBN–10: 0–8207–0373–7 (cloth : acid-free paper) 1. Milton, John, 1608–1674—Knowledge—Manners and customs. 2. Marriage in literature. 3. Milton, John, 1608–1674—Political and social views. 4. Literature and society—England—History—17th century. 5. Marriage—History of doctrines—17th century. 6. Friendship—Religious aspects—Christianity. 7. Divorce—Religious aspects—Christianity. 8. Friendship in literature. 9. Divorce in literature. I. Title. II. Medieval and Renaissance literary studies PR3592.M3L89 2005 821'.4—dc22 2005013665 ∞ First eBook edition, 2011 ISBN 978-0-8207-0515-6 ∞ “Milton’s Wedded Love: Not About Sex (as We Know It)” by Thomas Luxon is from MILTON STUDIES XL, ed. Albert C. Labriola, © 2002 by University of Pittsburgh Press. Reprinted by permission of the University of Pittsburgh Press. To Barbara K. Lewalski ...