The Age of Milton and the Scientific Revolution

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The Age of Milton and the Scientific Revolution Medieval & Renaissance Literary Studies General Editor: Albert C. Labriola Advisory Editor: Foster Provost Editorial Board: Judith H. Anderson Diana Treviño Benet Donald Cheney Ann Baynes Coiro Mary T. Crane Patrick Cullen A. C. Hamilton Margaret P. Hannay A. Kent Hieatt William B. Hunter Michael Lieb Thomas P. Roche Jr. Mary Beth Rose John T. Shawcross John M. Steadman Humphrey Tonkin Susanne Woods Angelica Duran The Age of Milton Scientific Revolution and the  Duquesne University Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Copyright © 2007 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 Duran, Angelica. The age of Milton and the scientific revolution / Angelica Duran. p. cm — (Medieval & Renaissance literary studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978–0–8207–0386–2 (cloth : acid-free paper) ISBN-10: 0–8207–0386–9 (cloth : acid-free paper) 1. Milton, John, 1608–1674—Knowledge—Science. 2. Literature and science —England—History—17th century. 3. Learning and scholarship—England —History—17th century. 4. Milton, John, 1608–1674—Contemporaries. 5. Milton, John, 1608–1674—Influence. 6. England—Intellectual life—17th century . I. Title. PR3592.S3D87 2006 821'.4—dc22 2006030966 ∞ First eBook edition, 2011 ISBN 978-0-8207-0531-6 Para Alicia Hernandez D., madre cariñosa, autora de fuerza, maestra exigente, amiga extrañada ...