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... manner and numberless specific expressions as well as habits of language from Paradise Lost , with the result that his own story may be read as a kind of re - enactment of Milton's epic , its meaning enriched by the reader's recognition ...
... manner and numberless specific expressions as well as habits of language from Paradise Lost , with the result that his own story may be read as a kind of re - enactment of Milton's epic , its meaning enriched by the reader's recognition ...
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... manner , combining Biblical and Miltonic with classical allusions , to endow King David with authority like that of the Godhead in Paradise Lost [ 936-938 , 1026-1027 ] . Even when he is not claiming greatness for his own party , Dryden ...
... manner , combining Biblical and Miltonic with classical allusions , to endow King David with authority like that of the Godhead in Paradise Lost [ 936-938 , 1026-1027 ] . Even when he is not claiming greatness for his own party , Dryden ...
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... manner of speaking . For the first time , Ventidius ' speech does not express the quali- ties associated with his character . In fact , these lines seem to bear virtually no relation to his typical mode of expression . They seem to ...
... manner of speaking . For the first time , Ventidius ' speech does not express the quali- ties associated with his character . In fact , these lines seem to bear virtually no relation to his typical mode of expression . They seem to ...
Contents
PART ONE Paradise Lost | 19 |
Satanic Rhetoric | 41 |
The Restorative Power of Eloquence | 94 |
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Absalom and Achitophel Adam and Eve Adam's Alexas allusion angels Antony and Cleopatra Antony's attitudes Aureng-Zebe Biblical blind characters Chorus claims comparison contrast corruption created Dalila David's death defined divine dramatic poem earlier echo effect eloquence Essays Eve's example experience expressed fallen world feelings final God's grace guage hear Heav'n hero hero's heroic human implies innocence interpretation ironic parodies John Dryden language lines literary literature Love man's Marcus Antonius metaphor Milton and Dryden Milton's epic moral or theological narrator nature numbers original Paradise Lost parallels passage pastoral pattern phrase play poet poet's poetic poetry political praise present Prevenient Grace qualities reader recognize refer Restoration literature restored Reuben Brower rhetoric Samson Agonistes Satan Satan's speeches satire scene seems sense Shakespeare's silence social society soliloquy speak story style suggests sweet temptation thee thir thou tion Tiresias titles tophel traditional unfallen utterance Ventidius verbal words