Rachel Trubowitz’s “Reading Milton and Newton in the Radical Reformation: Poetry, Mathematics, and Religion.”

摘要

In her daring article, Rachel Trubowitz aims to show how Milton applies mathematicsin his prose and poetic works similarly to the way in which Newton thinks about poetryin relation to mathematics, as these two thinkers, she argues, should not only bereinterpreted in relation to the Radical Reformation, but also in light of each other.Without claiming that Milton possibly influenced Newton, the author explores theanalogies which are apparent in their attitude to certain heresies and their response toorthodoxical misconceptions, such as idolatry.