| Creating States: Studies in the Performative Language of John Milton and William Blake Subjects: Milton John 1608–1674 -- Language; Blake William 1757–1827 -- Language; Milton John 1608–1674 -- Style; Blake William 1757–1827 -- Style; A study of the language of visionary poetry, making use of the principles of speech-act philosophy to analyze the creative properties of utterance from the Bible to the work of Milton and Blake. Esterhammer Angela : Angela Esterhammer is a professor in the Department of English at the University of Zurich, and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Western Ontario. |