[Milton-L] attitudes to Calvin

[Jason Kerr]

This might not be directly relevant, but Marilynne Robinson offers a
spirited defense of Calvin (by way of trying to rescue him from the
encrusted stereotypes) in a two-part essay called "Marguerite de Navarre" in
her collection _The Death of Adam_. I haven't read it in a while, but I
remember finding it provocative. The core of her argument is that people
should actually *read* Calvin instead of assuming they know all there is to
know about him. Of course, the present inquiry is not guilty of such
reductionism, but the essay might be helpful nonetheless.

Jason A. Kerr
-- 
The purpose of poetry is to remind us
how difficult it is to remain just one person,
for our house is open, there are no keys in the doors,
and invisible guests come in and out at will.

—Czeslaw Milosz, from "Ars Poetica?"
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