The Homeric Psalm: Milton’s Translation of Psalm 114 and the Problems of ‘Hellenic Scripture’
John Milton’s translation of Psalm 114 into Homeric Greek represents a unique and paradoxical synthesis of the Hebraic and Hellenic traditions. This paper proposes that Milton’s 1634 rendering evidences his early attempt to aesthetically redeem scriptural verse through employing the parameters of cl...
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Oxford University Press
2003
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Literature and theology
Year: 2003, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Pages: 314-323 |
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