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Page 19
... heroic dramas had been born . " Dryden began his transposition of an epic into a drama by changing narrative statements into " refined " rhymed dialogue , compressing all events into a five - act structure with an assortment of scenes ...
... heroic dramas had been born . " Dryden began his transposition of an epic into a drama by changing narrative statements into " refined " rhymed dialogue , compressing all events into a five - act structure with an assortment of scenes ...
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... heroic conventions and structures . Yet because Milton was composing a narrative that is poetically sung rather than a theatrical show that is directly enacted , the poet intro- duced an epic narrator who recounts all theatrical and ...
... heroic conventions and structures . Yet because Milton was composing a narrative that is poetically sung rather than a theatrical show that is directly enacted , the poet intro- duced an epic narrator who recounts all theatrical and ...
Page 63
... heroic masks , shifting from one heroic formula to another as expediency dictates . " In examining the " pattern of opposition between Satan and the Messiah , " Steadman finds that ... heroic , heroic , [ 63 ] THE ANTI - TRIUMPHS OF HELL.
... heroic masks , shifting from one heroic formula to another as expediency dictates . " In examining the " pattern of opposition between Satan and the Messiah , " Steadman finds that ... heroic , heroic , [ 63 ] THE ANTI - TRIUMPHS OF HELL.
Contents
THE INWARD VISION I | 1 |
INCONSTANT THEATRICAL DESIGNS | 16 |
THE VAST DESIGN EMERGES | 40 |
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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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