Voice and Crisis: Invocation in Milton's Poetry |
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... Perhaps he remembers that verse itself is a form of turning ( Latin vertere , " to turn " ) . Appropriately , at the very center of the poem is a turning that shifts the focus from heavenly example to earthly imitation - another version ...
... Perhaps he remembers that verse itself is a form of turning ( Latin vertere , " to turn " ) . Appropriately , at the very center of the poem is a turning that shifts the focus from heavenly example to earthly imitation - another version ...
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... Perhaps he can even find a way not to miss the opportunity of living with each one . Such a strategy certainly would be in the spirit of the gods . But living ( as opposed to singing ) with a Muse is also a way of symbolizing commitment ...
... Perhaps he can even find a way not to miss the opportunity of living with each one . Such a strategy certainly would be in the spirit of the gods . But living ( as opposed to singing ) with a Muse is also a way of symbolizing commitment ...
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... Perhaps this also was present in Milton's mind , but if so he waits until the prologue of Book VII to depict it . In any event , this first invocation summons all the energies , divine and human , that Milton will need in the telling of ...
... Perhaps this also was present in Milton's mind , but if so he waits until the prologue of Book VII to depict it . In any event , this first invocation summons all the energies , divine and human , that Milton will need in the telling of ...
Contents
The Pattern of Invocation in Miltons Poetry | 11 |
Paradise Lost | 45 |
Voice and Crisis | 63 |
Copyright | |
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