Early America in Milton: John Milton's Utopian Anxiety and Milton as ''American''

This book-length analysis locates John Milton's work within the history of utopias, which during his life included presentations of the New World. To this end, author Julian Darius constructs an ambitious new framework through which to view this history, including new vocabulary that allows for important distinctions and charts showing the evolving terrain of ideal places within the European mind. A shorter, second portion discusses Miltonic traits later considered "American."