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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... Lord The orthodox stance is stated by William Hazlitt in 1818 : " He rel on the justice of his cause , and did not scruple to give the devil due . Some persons may think that he has carried his liberality too f and injured the cause he ...
... Lord The orthodox stance is stated by William Hazlitt in 1818 : " He rel on the justice of his cause , and did not scruple to give the devil due . Some persons may think that he has carried his liberality too f and injured the cause he ...
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... Lord God make coats of skins , and clothed them . 22 And the Lord God said , Behold , the man is become as one of us , to know good and evil : and now , lest he put forth his hand , and take also of the tree of life , and eat , and live ...
... Lord God make coats of skins , and clothed them . 22 And the Lord God said , Behold , the man is become as one of us , to know good and evil : and now , lest he put forth his hand , and take also of the tree of life , and eat , and live ...
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... Lord , 11 theodicy , 44 Tillyard , E. M. W. , 13 , 19 Tobit , Book of , 49 , 54 Trilling , Lionel , 6 typology , 93 Uriel , 33 , 55-56 Uzziel , 56 Vaughan , Henry , 4 versification , 8-9 Virgil , 2 , 7 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 40 , 98 , 100 ...
... Lord , 11 theodicy , 44 Tillyard , E. M. W. , 13 , 19 Tobit , Book of , 49 , 54 Trilling , Lionel , 6 typology , 93 Uriel , 33 , 55-56 Uzziel , 56 Vaughan , Henry , 4 versification , 8-9 Virgil , 2 , 7 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 40 , 98 , 100 ...
Contents
Historical Context | 1 |
Importance of the Work | 6 |
Critical Reception | 12 |
Copyright | |
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Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic Epic Francis C. Blessington,Francis C.. Blessington No preview available - 1988 |
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