Milton’s Messiah: The Son of God in the Works of John Milton

Milton’s Messiah provides the first comprehensive book-length analysis of the nature and significance of the Son of God in Milton’s poetry and theology. It argues for a radical reassessment of Milton’s doctrine of the atonement and its importance for understanding his poetics. From the allegorical sites Satan encounters as he voyages through the cosmos, to Eve’s first taste of the Forbidden Fruit, to the incarnate Son’s perilous situation poised atop the Temple pinnacle, Hillier illustrates how a redemptive poetics upholds Milton’s proclaimed purpose to assert eternal providence and justify God’s ways.