Milton's Theatrical Epic: The Invention and Design of Paradise Lost |
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Page 47
... character - types , inter- mezzi , choral interludes , and acted - out visions of the future . In expanding this outlined theatrical work , Milton presumably took his own advice and compared themes , characters , and actions in the ...
... character - types , inter- mezzi , choral interludes , and acted - out visions of the future . In expanding this outlined theatrical work , Milton presumably took his own advice and compared themes , characters , and actions in the ...
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... character of God the Father , the epic narrator , the author Milton , or the modern reader dis- locations and deficiencies that reside primarily in evil and corrupt fig- ures and realms within the epic . 8 T. S. Eliot quoted an ...
... character of God the Father , the epic narrator , the author Milton , or the modern reader dis- locations and deficiencies that reside primarily in evil and corrupt fig- ures and realms within the epic . 8 T. S. Eliot quoted an ...
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... characters . " 13 Steadman , drawing upon archetypes of the hero in epic tradition , goes far in overcoming the difficulty by explaining the divergent " personages " as a series of " masks " obscuring a consistent character that " does ...
... characters . " 13 Steadman , drawing upon archetypes of the hero in epic tradition , goes far in overcoming the difficulty by explaining the divergent " personages " as a series of " masks " obscuring a consistent character that " does ...
Contents
THE INWARD VISION I | 1 |
INCONSTANT THEATRICAL DESIGNS | 16 |
THE VAST DESIGN EMERGES | 40 |
Copyright | |
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Milton's Theatrical Epic: The Invention and Design of Paradise Lost John G. Demaray No preview available - 1999 |
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