Milton and the Renaissance Hero |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 45
Page 137
... glory . This theoretical distinc- tion , however , had little effect on heroic poetry . Renais- sance moralists disagreed as to the precise distinctions between glory , honour , and praise ; and Renaissance poets rarely attempted to ...
... glory . This theoretical distinc- tion , however , had little effect on heroic poetry . Renais- sance moralists disagreed as to the precise distinctions between glory , honour , and praise ; and Renaissance poets rarely attempted to ...
Page 143
... Glory ' has ' departed from ' him , but contrives to appear ' undaunted ' : If I must contend , said he , Best with the best , the Sender not the sent , Or all at once ; more glory will be won , Or less be lost . This desire to test ...
... Glory ' has ' departed from ' him , but contrives to appear ' undaunted ' : If I must contend , said he , Best with the best , the Sender not the sent , Or all at once ; more glory will be won , Or less be lost . This desire to test ...
Page 153
... glory , they might logically appeal to the megalopsychos ; in rejecting them , Christ demonstrates a higher order of magnanimity . Their glory belongs exclusively to this world ; the glory he must win for mankind is heavenly . Moreover ...
... glory , they might logically appeal to the megalopsychos ; in rejecting them , Christ demonstrates a higher order of magnanimity . Their glory belongs exclusively to this world ; the glory he must win for mankind is heavenly . Moreover ...
Contents
Epic Formulae and the Ends of Heroic Poetry I | 1 |
The Critique of Fortitude | 23 |
The Critique of Sapience | 43 |
Copyright | |
5 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
achieve Achilles Adam and Eve Adam's Aeneas Aeneid amor antithesis argument Armida Biblical bondage Book celestial Chapter Christ Christian classical Columbia Edition conception contrast conventional critics critique Dalila deliverance devil divine image Doctrina eidolon emphasizes epic formulae epic hero epic tradition essential ethical Eve's evil exemplar exploits faith false fortezza fortitude Gerusalemme Liberata glory God's grace guile Heaven heavenly Hell hero's heroic poem heroic poetry heroic tradition heroic virtue heroism Homer honour human ideal idol Iliad imitation infernal kingdom knowledge liberty literary Lusiads magnanimity man's merit Messiah Milton moral motif nature norm obedience Pandaemonium Paradise Lost Paradise Regain'd passion patience pattern perfect Philistine piety poet poetic portray praise prudence regeneration Renaissance Renaissance epic reward role romance salvation Samson Agonistes sapience Satan secular shame sovereignty spiritual strength stress Tasso thee theme theological thir thou tion Torquato Tasso true truth Ulysses valour vertue vice victory Virgil wisdom