Logic of the fall

"Logic of the Fall is the first book to examine the formal logical properties of central speeches and dialogues in Paradise Lost according to John Milton's formulae, principles, and concerns in his own Art of Logic. In doing so, this book offers unconventional but cogent readings of the poem's central issues. The Fall of humankind in Paradise Lost is not due to passion or will over reason, but rather to "pure reason" over "right reason.""--Jacket.