Voice and Crisis: Invocation in Milton's Poetry |
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... passage searches for deep inner harmony ; the second , for mystical self- transcendence . Yet , in both these moments , the poems turn inward in search of their own deepest foundations as poems , and what each finds is in essence the ...
... passage searches for deep inner harmony ; the second , for mystical self- transcendence . Yet , in both these moments , the poems turn inward in search of their own deepest foundations as poems , and what each finds is in essence the ...
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... passage is a striking reminder of Milton's imagery in presenting his own situation . The misled , lost Night - wanderer following a wandering fire seems to be the satanic shadow cast by Milton's own heroic dedication to the Muse : " Yet ...
... passage is a striking reminder of Milton's imagery in presenting his own situation . The misled , lost Night - wanderer following a wandering fire seems to be the satanic shadow cast by Milton's own heroic dedication to the Muse : " Yet ...
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... passage find To th ' inmost mind , There exercise all his fierce accidents , And on her purest spirits prey . ... ( 606-13 ) The trial of Milton's life as a poet , one is tempted to conclude , is that voice and crisis both found ...
... passage find To th ' inmost mind , There exercise all his fierce accidents , And on her purest spirits prey . ... ( 606-13 ) The trial of Milton's life as a poet , one is tempted to conclude , is that voice and crisis both found ...
Contents
The Pattern of Invocation in Miltons Poetry | 11 |
Paradise Lost | 45 |
Voice and Crisis | 63 |
Copyright | |
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