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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... later writers to connect the picture John- son gave with Milton's Satan , but Johnson's intolerance laid the groundwork : " Milton's republicanism was , I am afraid , founded in an envious hatred of greatness , and a sullen desire of ...
... later writers to connect the picture John- son gave with Milton's Satan , but Johnson's intolerance laid the groundwork : " Milton's republicanism was , I am afraid , founded in an envious hatred of greatness , and a sullen desire of ...
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... later ages and because Milton is too strong a f in literature , he is assumed to have been unconsciously what s later creative minds want him to be . All want Milton in their ca even as an enemy . Milton now becomes the language for ...
... later ages and because Milton is too strong a f in literature , he is assumed to have been unconsciously what s later creative minds want him to be . All want Milton in their ca even as an enemy . Milton now becomes the language for ...
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... Later , he con- fesses to wearing out " almost a whole youth " in study ( Prose , 1 : 869 ) . The program of reading alluded to by Milton includes all the literature available to him , a " ceaselesse round of study and reading " ( Prose ...
... Later , he con- fesses to wearing out " almost a whole youth " in study ( Prose , 1 : 869 ) . The program of reading alluded to by Milton includes all the literature available to him , a " ceaselesse round of study and reading " ( Prose ...
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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