[Milton-L] The Son's knowledge

[Richard Durocher]

Dear colleagues,

    I wonder if you might be inclined to respond to a question that troubles
me.  How is the Son's knowledge in PARADISE LOST best described?  Is it full
and complete omniscience, equal to God's?  The alternative, is, simply put,
anything less than that– though limited knowledge might occupy a wide range.
    For many years I thought I had a fixed position on this question, thanks
to Tom Corns's REGAINING 'PARADISE LOST' (arguing that the questions the
Father asks before the Son in III.80 ff.  imply their equal knowledge) and
Hugh MacCallum's MILTON AND THE SONS OF GOD and Irene Samuel's classic essay
on drama versus dogma.  Now, recent discussions with students lead me to
re-open the question.  Responses on- or off-list gratefully welcomed.

   Best wishes,

  Rich DuRocher
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