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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... serpent , to choose revenge over weaker creatures rather than the more heroic mode of challenging God directly again . He even degrades the literary genres of the poem by becoming the lowest of epic and tragic villains Further , in his ...
... serpent , to choose revenge over weaker creatures rather than the more heroic mode of challenging God directly again . He even degrades the literary genres of the poem by becoming the lowest of epic and tragic villains Further , in his ...
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... serpent beguiled me and I did eat . 14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent , Because thou hast done this , thou art cursed above all cattle , and above every beast of the field ; upon thy belly shalt thou go , and dust shalt thou eat ...
... serpent beguiled me and I did eat . 14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent , Because thou hast done this , thou art cursed above all cattle , and above every beast of the field ; upon thy belly shalt thou go , and dust shalt thou eat ...
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... serpent appeares confusedly cover'd with leaves conscience in a shape accuses him , Justice cites him to the place whither Jehova call'd for him in the mean while the chorus entertains the stage , & is informed by some angel the manner ...
... serpent appeares confusedly cover'd with leaves conscience in a shape accuses him , Justice cites him to the place whither Jehova call'd for him in the mean while the chorus entertains the stage , & is informed by some angel the manner ...
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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