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In this well documented essay, Ehrlich demonstrates the prevalence of fantasies of pedophilia, incest, removal of the father, and regressive bodily pleasures in Milton's poetry. Christianity serves a defensive function through its antidotes against the devil, its myth of a son mutilated not in destruction but in glory, and its myths of safe and immaculate sexuality.