[Milton-L] Milton and Gardens: queries on JM's aesthetics

[Hannibal Hamlin]

Yes, certainly. And this connects to the hortus conclusus of the Song of
Solomon, often read as a type of the Virgin Mary, herself and antitype of
Eve (Ave fit ex Eva), who was of course not a closed but a tragically open
garden, or who in her sin opened the original garden/paradise (at least in
the traditional reading). These connections are played with through
countless artistic images and literary allusions. What precisely Milton is
doing is another, complex question, but certainly he is not original in
walling off Eden.

Hannibal

On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 3:39 PM, Susan Allison <jbase484 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am not certain of the roots but "Paradise" might come from "walled
> garden." Of course that is not the only reason but "Paradise" may have
> retained that meaning. Susan
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> As to why the whole Garden needs to be fenced off from the rest of the
> world, that’s an interesting question.
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> Michael
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