A Reader's Guide to John MiltonMarjorie Nicolson—one of the foremost authorities on Milton—examines Milton's work, beginning with the famous Minor Poems, "L'Allegro," "II Penseroso," "Comus" (and "Arcades"), and "Lycides." She explores Milton's middle years, when he was diverted from poetry to become Latin Secretary under Oliver Cromwell. Finally, she looks at the great poems, including a book-by-book analysis of Paradise Lost and a careful reading of Milton's poetic "closet drama," Samson Agonistes. |
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Page 182
... drama and may now lie embedded in the epic . But the most magnificent parts of Paradise Lost were not in the drama at all . Satan and his fallen legions in Hell , the great Coun- cil Scene in Pandemonium , Satan's voyage through space ...
... drama and may now lie embedded in the epic . But the most magnificent parts of Paradise Lost were not in the drama at all . Satan and his fallen legions in Hell , the great Coun- cil Scene in Pandemonium , Satan's voyage through space ...
Page 183
... drama . The unity of time adds to the greatness of the Biblical drama upon which Milton finally decided . The last day of Samson's life proved the climax of his whole career , ethically , artistically , dramatically . But Adam and Eve ...
... drama . The unity of time adds to the greatness of the Biblical drama upon which Milton finally decided . The last day of Samson's life proved the climax of his whole career , ethically , artistically , dramatically . But Adam and Eve ...
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... drama though Samson is , it is in structure also close to the Book of Job , in which we see Job lying upon the ground , questioning himself and his Maker , in which , too , we watch the psychological effect upon him of " Job's ...
... drama though Samson is , it is in structure also close to the Book of Job , in which we see Job lying upon the ground , questioning himself and his Maker , in which , too , we watch the psychological effect upon him of " Job's ...
Contents
The Education of a Poet | 3 |
Juvenilia | 22 |
The Minor Poems | 50 |
Copyright | |
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