Routledge Milton and the Early Modern Culture of Devotion

Explore the connection between physical experience and spiritual expression in Milton and the Early Modern Culture of Devotion: Bodies at Prayer. This scholarly work from the Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature series examines how John Milton represented both public and private prayer within his poetry and prose. Naya Tsentourou investigates how seventeenth-century prayer is imagined through sounds, gestures, postures, and emotional responses. The text highlights Milton's deep engagement with the act of praying, showing his effort to make the address to God a complete experience of both body and spirit. By looking at the affective potential of these practices, this book provides a unique look at how Milton integrated physical presence into his religious writing. This is a vital resource for students and researchers interested in the relationship between literature, religion, and the human body in the early modern period.