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Milton had intended to write an epic most of his life , for to men of the Renaissance the greatest poetic form was that of the epic . Milton had originally planned to use King Arthur as the subject of a poem that would glorify England ...
Milton had intended to write an epic most of his life , for to men of the Renaissance the greatest poetic form was that of the epic . Milton had originally planned to use King Arthur as the subject of a poem that would glorify England ...
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epic cannot treat of trivial matter . And its style must permit the reader to feel awe , to be caught up in the perception of events of great magnitude , of suffering that makes his own seem less worth worrying about .
epic cannot treat of trivial matter . And its style must permit the reader to feel awe , to be caught up in the perception of events of great magnitude , of suffering that makes his own seem less worth worrying about .
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ADDISON ( 1712 ) : Addison examined Paradise Lost " by the rules of epic poetry , " according to the criteria set up by Aristotle in his Poetics . He concluded that Milton's epic consisted of one entire action , comprising a beginning ...
ADDISON ( 1712 ) : Addison examined Paradise Lost " by the rules of epic poetry , " according to the criteria set up by Aristotle in his Poetics . He concluded that Milton's epic consisted of one entire action , comprising a beginning ...
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Contents
JOHN MILTON | 5 |
three MILTONS MAJOR WORKS | 15 |
four PARADISE LOST | 26 |
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able Adam and Eve Adam's angels answers asks battle beautiful become beginning blame blind Book bring called changed Chaos choose Christ comes created Death defeat destroy devils discover Earth epic evil fall fallen Father fear feel followers forces fruit Garden give given glory God's grace hand happy hear Heaven Hell Holy hope host human King knowledge light Lines live longer looks matter means Michael Milton move nature never offer once pain Paradise Lost peace Perhaps person Plays poem poet poetry possible praise punishment Raphael reader reason rebel remained replies rest Samson Satan says seems serpent serve shape shows speak speech spirit stand suffer tells tempted things thought told tree Trinity true truth turn understand
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| Title | Paradise lost |
| Author | John Milton |
| Published | 1966 |
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