Introduction : Protestant angels, poets, the imagination
Understanding angels. Angelographia : writing about angels ; Angelology : knowledge of angels ; A stronger existence : angels, polemic, and radical speculation, 1640-1660 ; Conversations with angels : the Pordages and their angelical world ; The fleshly imagination and the word of God ; Spiritual gifts : angels, inspiration, and prophecy
Milton's angels. Can angels feign? ; Look homeward angel : angelic guardianship and nationhood ; Angels in Paradise lost ; The natural philosophy of angels ; With the tongues of angels : angelic communication
Literature and representation. Dryden's fall : dreams, angels, freewill ; Conclusion : angels and literary representation.
