Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic EpicIn Paradise Lost, his poetic retelling of the story of Adam and Eve, John Milton sought to create a Christian parallel to the classical works of Homer and Virgil. His achievement remains the undisputed masterpiece of the epic for in English. Francis Blessington's Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic Epic clarifies the complexities of the poem and highlights its relevance to our own time as well as Milton's. |
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... force , we think and feel , even if we disagree with him . The great author wins our trust through his intellectual integrity . A third quality is originality . In addition to mastering great quan- tities of ideas , feelings , and ...
... force , we think and feel , even if we disagree with him . The great author wins our trust through his intellectual integrity . A third quality is originality . In addition to mastering great quan- tities of ideas , feelings , and ...
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... forces us to admit that powerful qualities are useless if destructive . The real parallel to Satan is Hitler ; both ... force of his devil . Here we run the risk of being subjective , but we must remember that Blake and Shelley felt ...
... forces us to admit that powerful qualities are useless if destructive . The real parallel to Satan is Hitler ; both ... force of his devil . Here we run the risk of being subjective , but we must remember that Blake and Shelley felt ...
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... ture as is allows Satan to create a heroic world out of words : Innumerable force of Spirits arm'd That durst dislike his reign and mee preferring , His utmost power with adverse power oppos'd In dubious Battle 34 PARADISE LOST.
... ture as is allows Satan to create a heroic world out of words : Innumerable force of Spirits arm'd That durst dislike his reign and mee preferring , His utmost power with adverse power oppos'd In dubious Battle 34 PARADISE LOST.
Contents
Historical Context | 1 |
Importance of the Work | 6 |
Critical Reception | 12 |
Copyright | |
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Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic Epic Francis C. Blessington,Francis C.. Blessington No preview available - 1988 |
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