. ▁The ▁tract ▁also ▁connect s ▁truth ▁of ▁words ▁with ▁the ▁individual ' s ▁character . ▁Paul ▁Stevens ▁emphas izes ▁that ▁the ▁tract ▁reflect s ▁how ▁" Mil ton ' s ▁self ▁is ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁writing " ▁and ▁that ▁his ▁self ▁is ▁put ▁through ▁" a ▁series ▁of ▁cult ur ally ▁approved ▁later all ▁transformations ". ▁In ▁particular , ▁Elizabeth ▁Whe eler ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁the ▁tract ▁contains ▁" Mil ton ' s ▁understanding ▁of ▁Arist ot le ' s ▁definition ▁of ▁man ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁animal . ▁Hero ism ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁changing ▁and ▁being ▁changed ▁in ▁ver bal ▁exchange ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Sm ect ym nu us ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁K ee ble , ▁N . ▁H . ▁" Mil ton ▁and ▁Pur itan ism " ▁in ▁A ▁Comp an ion ▁to ▁Mil ton . ▁Ed . ▁Thomas ▁Corn s . ▁Oxford : ▁Black well ▁Publishing , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Mil ton , ▁John . ▁Complete ▁Pro se ▁Works ▁of ▁John ▁Mil ton ▁Vol ▁I ▁ed . ▁Don ▁Wol fe . ▁New ▁H aven : ▁Y ale ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁Stevens , ▁Paul . ▁" Dis continu ities ▁in ▁Mil ton ' s ▁Early ▁Public ▁Self - Re presentation ". ▁Hun ting ton ▁Library ▁Qu arter ly ▁ 5 1 ▁( 1 9 8 8 ): ▁ 2 6 1 – 8 0 . ▁ ▁Whe eler , ▁Elizabeth . ▁" E