Milton and Scriptural Tradition: The Bible Into PoetryJames H. Sims, Leland Ryken |
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... hero and the literary portrayal of the hero . Exactly how did Milton effect the reconciliation between these two traditions ? Analysis will show that his basic strategy was threefold : ( 1 ) he replaced the heroic ( military ) values of ...
... hero and the literary portrayal of the hero . Exactly how did Milton effect the reconciliation between these two traditions ? Analysis will show that his basic strategy was threefold : ( 1 ) he replaced the heroic ( military ) values of ...
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... hero as the epic protagonist . Whereas Western epic and romance are variations on the theme of the warrior hero , the heroes of Genesis , like Adam in Paradise Lost , are family leaders and tillers of the soil who depend for their ...
... hero as the epic protagonist . Whereas Western epic and romance are variations on the theme of the warrior hero , the heroes of Genesis , like Adam in Paradise Lost , are family leaders and tillers of the soil who depend for their ...
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... hero , that is , as exemplar of su- preme virtue . Whereas " classical epic centered . . . on man , " Mil- ton " reverses this tradition and has put God back in the center of the epic world . " 50 The epic tradition that Milton ...
... hero , that is , as exemplar of su- preme virtue . Whereas " classical epic centered . . . on man , " Mil- ton " reverses this tradition and has put God back in the center of the epic world . " 50 The epic tradition that Milton ...
Contents
Leland Ryken | 3 |
Scriptural Formula and Prophetic Utterance in Lycidas | 31 |
Paradise Lost and Its Biblical Epic Models | 43 |
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