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

[Carol Barton]

It's an out-of-context misinterpretation, Molly--based on Milton's negative comment in one of the early anti-prelatical tracts about "dancing divines." (RCG, I think, but would have to check to be sure.)

Best to all,

Carol Barton


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Molly Hand 
  To: John Milton Discussion List 
  Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 2:37 PM
  Subject: Re: [Milton-L] Milton defamation in this morning's NY Times


  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


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