Milton's English Poetry: Being Entries from A Milton EncyclopediaWilliam Bridges Hunter (Jr.) In this survey one may discover Milton as he saw himself and come to recapture some of his originality. The selections from A Milton Encyclopedia in this volume were written by experts in each subject. |
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... principle of Lyc ( The Romantics on Milton , ed . Joseph A. Wittreich [ 1970 ] , p . 179 ) may not be , as he claims , " the condition of all consciousness , " but it does extend considerably the field of force of the poem . The principle ...
... principle of Lyc ( The Romantics on Milton , ed . Joseph A. Wittreich [ 1970 ] , p . 179 ) may not be , as he claims , " the condition of all consciousness , " but it does extend considerably the field of force of the poem . The principle ...
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... principle of plenitude becomes a principle of license . He describes the " riches " of nature in such gross terms that his argument undercuts itself : " Beauty is natures coyn , must not be hoorded , / But must be currant . Furthermore ...
... principle of plenitude becomes a principle of license . He describes the " riches " of nature in such gross terms that his argument undercuts itself : " Beauty is natures coyn , must not be hoorded , / But must be currant . Furthermore ...
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... principle of Milton's imagination and style , that much of his epic utterance is more or less straightforward , and that many of his most complex and sublime effects - as in the last lines of PL - are attained through the utmost ...
... principle of Milton's imagination and style , that much of his epic utterance is more or less straightforward , and that many of his most complex and sublime effects - as in the last lines of PL - are attained through the utmost ...
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