Milton's Kinesthetic Vision in Paradise LostThe author demonstrates that the apparent contradictions in the poetic, dramatic, and conceptual framework of Paradise Lost are purposive, indeed central, to Milton's kinesthetic poetics. |
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Page 119
... light , And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw . ( 4 : 607-9 ) She keeps the sheltering night itself from being too dark . But does the word apparent mean that the moon's light is deceptive ? The ambiguous nature of moonlit vision ...
... light , And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw . ( 4 : 607-9 ) She keeps the sheltering night itself from being too dark . But does the word apparent mean that the moon's light is deceptive ? The ambiguous nature of moonlit vision ...
Page 255
... light sent and reflected between sun , stars , earth and other planets , and moons . It is not the " premeditated ” art ( 9 : 24 ) of theology , nor the " unmeditated " art of " prompt eloquence " ( 5 : 149 ) —the perfect patterns and ...
... light sent and reflected between sun , stars , earth and other planets , and moons . It is not the " premeditated ” art ( 9 : 24 ) of theology , nor the " unmeditated " art of " prompt eloquence " ( 5 : 149 ) —the perfect patterns and ...
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... light that has been sojourning . The light , " sphered in a radiant cloud , " is both the first answer to God's voice and the first image of God ; and the sun and moon are agents of both energy and illumination , infusing the energy and ...
... light that has been sojourning . The light , " sphered in a radiant cloud , " is both the first answer to God's voice and the first image of God ; and the sun and moon are agents of both energy and illumination , infusing the energy and ...
Contents
The Poetics of Miltons Counterplot | 25 |
The Meditative Modes | 92 |
A Modal Reading of Paradise Lost | 109 |
Copyright | |
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