Guillaume Du Vair, Parlementaire et écrivain (1556-1621) (review)
and makes us reexamine the hidden forces that lie beneath the surface of the text — this skepticism by “stealth,” as he calls it, which offers new insights into Milton’s poetry. However, he should not dismiss as unimportant the absence of direct connections between the two authors and Longinus, between Milton and Montaigne. Conjectures, however brilliant, require a solid foundation of facts. ELAINE LIMBRICK University of Victoria