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Page 73
... revel of true love in Eden and fallen man's inability to find such love in " Court Amours , / Mixt Dance , or wanton Mask , or Midnight Ball ” ( 767-768 ) . This contrast is instructive , for it hints at an underlying conception ...
... revel of true love in Eden and fallen man's inability to find such love in " Court Amours , / Mixt Dance , or wanton Mask , or Midnight Ball ” ( 767-768 ) . This contrast is instructive , for it hints at an underlying conception ...
Page 81
... like one or more celestial masque figures after a descent from Heaven , assists other virtuous figures in controlling evil . In the main masque of Hymenaei , of course , it was Juno's " noblest [ 81 ] LOVE'S REVEL IN EDEN.
... like one or more celestial masque figures after a descent from Heaven , assists other virtuous figures in controlling evil . In the main masque of Hymenaei , of course , it was Juno's " noblest [ 81 ] LOVE'S REVEL IN EDEN.
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... revel of love ( 689-697 ) . Statements by the epic narrator suggest how Adam and Eve partici- pate , first , in an extraordinary " presentation " to the " divine " state and then in an innocent revel . Acting as main masquers would have ...
... revel of love ( 689-697 ) . Statements by the epic narrator suggest how Adam and Eve partici- pate , first , in an extraordinary " presentation " to the " divine " state and then in an innocent revel . Acting as main masquers would have ...
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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