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Preface to the 1993 Edition	ix
The Syllable of Sin (in/en) in Paradise Lost	xx
Acknowledgments to the 1993 Edition	xxi
Milton's Numbers	xxiii
Preface to the 1985 Edition	xxv
Acknowledgments to the 1985 Edition	xxvii

1.  The Lexicon of Duality in Paradise Lost 1
2.  Surprised by Signs: Mediation in Dante and Milton 30
3.  Resigning / Re-sign-ing and the Trope 40
4.  Rhymes and Puns 60
5.  The Nightingale: Sacrifice Perverted 72
6.  Incest, Chastity, Productivity 85
7.  Sacrifice: The Meaning of Meaning 101
8.  Authority: The Duel between the Adversary and the Son 114
9.  Equality: Dual, not Duel 126
10.  Proof: Fruit of the Dual 144
11.  Christ: Son of God, Lord of Difference 154
12.  Samson: Son of the Same, Victim of Confusion 169

Notes 191

Index 217