Abstract
Recent studies have clarified aspects of the historical Milton. New facets of Milton's public character are now emerging along with details of his commitments, alignments, the timing of his publications and political interventions. Yet there remains, at least in some quarters, a lingering confusion between the author—as man—and the literary persona within the works, prose or verse. Here another kind of evidence, from the rhetorical tradition within which Milton writes, can help to clarify the distinction. This article reinvestigates the “ethical proof as method, one which enabled Milton to shape his public identity with all the moral risks that entailed.
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