22. Milton almost wrote science fiction - certainly fantastical elements of Paradise Lost are close - but retreated into theological fiction
31. In some manuscripts, looks like Donne's "one world" is "our world" -- which supports Empson even more, I think.
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32. If Empson is right, the young Donne was deeply heretical: Christ was not unique, "ever planet could have its Incarnation"
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33. Empson adds that Donne later became more orthodox. And I'll add Empson's analysis remains very controversial among Donne scholars.
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