Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic EpicIn Paradise Lost, his poetic retelling of the story of Adam and Eve, John Milton sought to create a Christian parallel to the classical works of Homer and Virgil. His achievement remains the undisputed masterpiece of the epic for in English. Francis Blessington's Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic Epic clarifies the complexities of the poem and highlights its relevance to our own time as well as Milton's. |
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... Bible , Paradise Lost is biblical commentary . Or perhaps even some- thing on a par with the Bible itself , since Milton asks , like a prophet , for the same inspiration that filled Moses : Sing , Heav'nly Muse , that on the secret top ...
... Bible , Paradise Lost is biblical commentary . Or perhaps even some- thing on a par with the Bible itself , since Milton asks , like a prophet , for the same inspiration that filled Moses : Sing , Heav'nly Muse , that on the secret top ...
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... Bible . He believed in no sect by the time he reached maturity . God's existence he deduced from the design of the universe ; design implies a designer , who is God . But reason cannot give an account of God ; for that Scripture is nec ...
... Bible . He believed in no sect by the time he reached maturity . God's existence he deduced from the design of the universe ; design implies a designer , who is God . But reason cannot give an account of God ; for that Scripture is nec ...
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... Bible . In order to understand Milton's allusions to Scripture we must remember that to Milton the Bible was a metaphor through which we are to understand the nature of God . If the Bible is a metaphor , then Milton , if he is truly ...
... Bible . In order to understand Milton's allusions to Scripture we must remember that to Milton the Bible was a metaphor through which we are to understand the nature of God . If the Bible is a metaphor , then Milton , if he is truly ...
Contents
Historical Context | 1 |
Importance of the Work | 6 |
Critical Reception | 12 |
Copyright | |
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