'Impregn'd with Reason': Eve's Aural Conception in Paradise Lost

Authors

Kent Lehnhof, Chapman UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2002

Abstract

"Milton utilizes in his own writings this tradition of auricular conception. Throughout Paradise Lost, Milton patterns Eve's Temptation after Mary's Annunciation, presenting the Temptation in terms of oral insemination and aural impregnation. Milton's account of the Fall in this way indicates that Eve and the Temptation are typological precursors to Mary and the Annunciation."

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Recommended Citation

Lehnhof, Kent. "'Impregn'd with Reason': Eve's Aural Conception in Paradise Lost." Milton Studies 41 (2002): 38-75.

Peer Reviewed

1

Copyright

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