[Milton-L] Milton defamation in this morning's NY Times

[Molly Hand]

Ack, yes, I have a hard time believing that a reader of Milton would write
such things.  But I was particularly struck by the conclusion that Milton
"probably took a dim view of dancing."  Is that a claim Johnson makes?  Is
this author making such a claim only based on his (mis)understanding of
Milton as a Puritan?  (Is this worth pursuing?  Not having read thoroughly
in Milton biography, I can only assume based on his representations of
dancing that he doesn't have a "dim view" of it.)

Thoughts from a lurker...

Molly


On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Carol Barton <cbartonphd1 at verizon.net>wrote:

> The NY Times article Roy Flannagan cites is entirely irresponsible, from
> the sculpture it identifies as Milton ("A sculpture of John Milton by Arthur
> Kirmss"--which is clearly the head of Charles I--or does McGrath think
> Milton wore a crown?) to its characterizations of his relationships with his
> wives and daughters, etc.
>
> It pretends to be tongue-in-cheek, and ends up just being (ignorantly)
> cheeky.
>
> I hope someone has responded to it appropriately.
>
> Best to all,
>
> Carol Barton
>
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